Yogyakarta, 15 October 2021 – The rapid digitalization trend during COVID-19 pandemic has become quite apparent with the presence of more new technology and innovations. Right now, all living generations have little choice but to live alongside the digital world. PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) also monitored this condition which is affected by the pandemic. As a private national bank, BCA wishes to work with others to survive and thrive together in this pandemic. This time, BCA supported the educative activity organized by the Vocational Collage of Universitas Gajah Mada (SV UGM).
This support was shown through “Vocatalk” event named “E-Compreneur: The Opportunity For Young Generation To Build Digital-Based Business” in synergy with Blibli and involved SV UGM. This event was attended by Gunawan Prayogo as the Head of Regional Office 2 BCA, Andreas Ardian Pramaditya as the Vice President of Galeri Indonesia Blibli, Dr-Ing. Ir. Agus Maryono as the Dean of SV UGM, Radhian Krisnaputra, S.T, M.Eng, M.Sc as Acting Deputy Dean of the Department of Cooperation, Alumni, and Strategic Planning of SV UGM, and Saiqa Ilham Akbar BS, S.E., M.Sc. as the Manager of Cooperation, Training, and Carrer Development Unit of SV UGM and the Lecturer of Business and Economy of SV UGM on Friday (15/10). This event also presented two successful entrepreneurs, namely Joshua Wijaya, the owner of Maximall Footwear, and Bintari Saptanti, the owner of Bakmi Sundoro.
“Synergy of BCA and Blibli is one of the good platforms for students to develop and grow in this digitalization era. We understand that this pandemic has slowed down the distribution of workforce and enterpreneurship. Through this event, the participants will be given useful knowledge to develop their potential in enterpreneurship, especially through digital platform. BCA as a banking organization will also facilitate this digitalization era with a range of comprehensive digital payment innovations,” Gunawan said.
During the event, the speakers talked about the business methods using digital platform, particularly e-commerce. Additionally, the digital payment method was also discussed to reveal that currently, more customers utilize digital platform for shopping. This increase the potential turnover if they used the e-commerce platform.
“We are pleased with the effort made by BCA and Blibli in providing the education for the SV UGM students. In this uncertain time, we believe that the students are still optimistic in pursuing their goals and are still passionate to find their dream job. Currently, entrepreneurship has also become an innovative and creative field of work which may become the answer for many people,” Agus Maryono said.
“We hope that this event will motivate the students to keep working hard in this uncertain time. Hopefully this program and its inspirative speakers provides the insight neeeded to create digital-based business and e-commerce that are in line with the current market demand,” Gunawan said.
BCA held Webinar Vocatalk ‘’E-compreneur’’ with SV UGM – Head of Regional Office 2 BCA Gunawan Prayogo (left) attending the webinar event for the students of the Vocational College of Universitas Gajah Mada on Friday (15/10). During this event, the subject presented by the speakers discussed about the business method in using digital platform, particularly e-commerce.
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About PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (as of 30 September 2021)
BCA is one of the leading commercial banks in Indonesia with the core business of transaction banking. BCA also offers a full range of financial services in consumer, SME, commercial and corporate segments. As of September 2021, BCA has the privilege of serving more than 26 million customer accounts, processing around 46 million of daily transactions through a network of 1,237 branches; 17,913 ATMs as well as the 24-hour internet & mobile banking systems; supported by 24/7 Halo BCA contact center. BCA’s presence is complemented by a number of subsidiaries focusing on vehicle financing, sharia banking, securities, general and life insurance, digital bank, remittance as well as venture capital business. BCA is committed to building lasting relationship with customers, putting people first, and making positive impact on society at large. With more than 25,000 employees, BCA's vision is to be the bank of choice and a major pillar of the Indonesia economy.
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