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OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS OF BANK BRI KCP KUKAR 

TENGGARONG IN INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TABUNGAN 

FAEDAH BRI SYARIAH IB  

 

Syarifah1)*, Sri Wahyuni2) 

1,2Faculty of Economics and Business , Mulawarman University  

 

Abstract 

This study aims to provide an alternative strategy in facing opportunities to threaten the 

benefits of Tabungan Faedah BRI Syariah IB productat the Bank BRI Syariah KCP Kukar 

Tenggarong.This research used study of literature and SWOT analysis. SWOT analysis is the 

identification of various factors systematically to formulate a company strategy. This 

analysis is based on the logic that can maximize strengths and opportunities), but at the same 

time can minimize weaknesses and threats. The results of this study indicate that the BRI 

Syariah KCP Kukar Tenggarong bank has strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats 

to its product benefits. This research also provides 4 alternative strategies that can be used 

by banks in facing opportunities and threats. The 4 alternative strategies are the SO strategy, 

the WO strategy, the ST strategy and the WT strategy 

Keywords: Strategy, Strategy increase in the number of customers, SWOT analysis 

 

1. INTRODUCTION  

According to Law Number 21 of  2008  onSharia Banking,  Sharia (Islamic) Bank is a 

Bank conducting business based on the Sharia Principles consisting of Sharia (Islamic) 

Commercial Bank and Sharia (Islamic) People Financing Bank. The main function of Sharia 

(Islamic) Bank is to collect public funds, it’s different from the conventional bank 

remuneration is given in the form of interest, but in Islamic banks, savers will receive 

remuneration in the form of profit sharing. The second function of Sharia (Islamic) bank is 

to distribute the funds, funds that have been collected from customers which will then be 

distributed to other customers who need funds with a profit-sharing system. The third 

function is to provide bank services, in this case the Sharia (Islamic) bank functions as a 

provider of services such as transfer services (Andespa, 2016).  

The development of Sharia (Islamic) Banking in Indonesia begins with the publication 

Law Number 10 of 1998 on banking,  in this Law, it is explicitly stated that Indonesia adheres 

to a dual banking system in the national banking system by recognizing the presence of banks 

with sharia principles to operate, both as Sharia Commercial Banks and Sharia Business 

Units of conventional banks (Pradja, 2017). Although the law has accommodated the 

presence of Islamic banking in the dual banking system in Indonesia, for Sharia (Islamic) 

 
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banking circles the law has not been able to accommodate all the needs of Sharia (Islamic) 

bank, therefore in the past the acceleration of Sharia (Islamic) banking could have a positive 

impact on the Indonesian economy. On July 16 2008 passing Law Number 21 of 2008 on 

Sharia (Islamic) banking, this ratification provides a legal basis for national Sharia (Islamic) 

banking and it is expected to encourage the development of the Sharia (Islamic) banking 

industry to be better and renewed with the issuance of Bank Indonesia regulations. (PBI) No. 

11/3/PBI/2009 contains the procedures and rules for establishing a Branch Office, which can 

make the development of the number of Sharia (Islamic) banking services grow rapidly.  

Sharia (Islamic) banking in Indonesia is currently experiencing rapid development, this 

can be seen from the increase in the number of Sharia (Islamic) banks, this is evidenced by 

the number of Sharia (Islamic) banks registered at OJK (2020), a total of 2,958 Sharia 

(Islamic) Commercial Banks, Sharia (Islamic) Business Units. Based on the data above, it 

can be concluded that the financial services industry is currently undergoing a very fast 

transformation. From this phenomenon, it is certain that the competition between Sharia 

(Islamic) banks is getting heavier in maintaining its existence. In this case, one thing that can 

determine whether the Sharia (Islamic) bank will survive and develop or even decline and 

fail to maintain competitiveness with other Sharia (Islamic) bank are the strategies carried 

out by these Islamic banks in facing opportunities and threats of increasing the number of 

customers. Considering that the development of Sharia (Islamic) bank in marketing Sharia 

(Islamic) banking products are getting tighter, Sharia (Islamic) banks are required to move 

quickly by establishing strategies that are in accordance with the strengths, weaknesses, 

opportunities, and threats in the midst of increasingly fierce competition in the banking world 

(Al Abdahd, 2019) 

The number of Muslim communities is one of the opportunities for the development of 

Sharia (Islamic) banking, Indonesia is a country where the majority of people are Muslim so 

that the development of Islamic banking in Indonesia is growing rapidly. One of the districts 

in East Kalimantan that has the largest number of Muslim communities is Kutai Kartanegara. 

Based on data from (Central Bureau of Statistics East Kalimantan, 2015) the number of 

followers of religions according to religious groups, it is reported that Kutai Kartanegara is 

in the third position with the highest number of Muslims after big cities, namely Samarinda 

and Balikpapan, with 602,357 Muslims. From these data, it can be concluded that Kutai 

Kartanegara has the potential for the development of Sharia (Islamic) banking.  

One of the Sharia (Islamic) Banks participating in the development of Sharia (Islamic) 

banks in Kutai Kartanegara is the KCP Kukar Kartanegara Sharia BRI Bank which has 

several funding products including the BRI Syariah iB Faedah Savings, the BRI Syariah iB 

Hajj Savings, the BRI Syariah iB Dream Savings, the BRI Syariah iB Giro and Deposito Bri 

Syariah iB. Among these funding products, the BRI Syariah Faedah Savings product is a 

funding product that is the product with the most customers. Data from BRI Syariah Bank 

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states that there was a significant increase, in 2017 there were 1,209 customers, in 2018 it 

increased to 1,397 customers and in 2019 increased to 1,697 customers.  

Based on data on the number of Faedah BRI Syariah KCP Kukar Tenggarong savings 

customers from 2017 to 2019 which continues to increase, so that it will be investigated 

regarding opportunities, threats of Bank BRI KCP Kukar Tenggarong in Increasing the 

Number of Faedah BRI Syariah iB savings customers. 

2. LITERATURE STUDY 

2.1 Sharia Bank 

According to  Law Number 21 of 2008 on Sharia (Islamic) Banking, Sharia (Islamic) 

bank is a Bank conducting business based on the Sharia Principles consisting of Sharia 

(Islamic) Commercial Bank and Sharia (Islamic) People Financing Bank. While the Sharia 

(Islamic) Business Unit according to  Law Number 21 of 2008 on Sharia (Islamic) Banking 

is a working unit of the Conventional Commercial Bank head office functioning as the head 

office of offices or units conducting business activities based on the Sharia Principle, or 

working unit in a branch office of a Bank located overseas conducting conventional business 

activities functioning as a head office of sub- Sharia (Islamic) branches and/or sharia 

(Islamic) unit.  

According to Muhammad (2005) in Ajeng & Pertiwi (2016) Sharia (Islamic) bank  is 

bank whose activities leave usury problems and do not rely on interest or financial or banking 

institutions whose operations are in accordance with sharia principles, which refers to the 

provisions of the Al-Quran and Al-Hadith. 

According to Pradja (2017) Sharia (Islamic) Bank is a financial institution that carries 

out an intermediary function (intermediary) in collecting public funds and distribute 

financing to the public in accordance with sharia principles 

Compared to the conventional bank, Sharia (Islamic) bank have several essential 

characteristics that differentiate them from conventional banks, as well as differences 

between conventional and Sharia (Islamic) banks (Ascarya & Yumanita,2005)  : 

Tabel 1. Difference between Conventional Bank and Sharia (Islamic) Bank 

 Conventional Bank Sharia (Islamic) Bank 

Bank functions and 

activities 

Intermediation,financial 

services 

Intermediation, investment 

manager, social, financial 

services 

Mechanisms and 

business objects 

Not antiriba and anti maysir Antiriba and anti maysir  

The basic principle 

of operation 

a) Free of value 

b) Money as a commodity 

c)  interest 

a) Not  free of value   

b) money as a medium of 

exchange and not a 

commodity 

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c) revenue sharing, buying 

and selling and renting 

Service Priority Personal interests Public interest 

Orientation Advantages Islamic socio-economic 

goals, benefits 

Shape  Commercial banks Commercial banks, 

development banks, 

universal or multi purpose 

banks 

Customer 

evaluation 

Limited debtors Close as a business partner 

Sources of short -

term liquidity 

Money markets, central 

banks 

Sharia money market, 

central bank 

Loans given Commercial and non-

commercial, profit-oriented. 

Commercial and non -

commercial, profit -

oriented and non -profit. 

Dispute resolution 

board 

Court, arbitration Court, the national sharia 

arbitration body 

Business risk a) risk of bank is not directly 

related to the debtor, the 

debtor's risk is not directly 

related to the bank. 

b) Chances are negative 

spread 

a) Faced jointly between the 

bank and the customer 

with the principles of 

fairness and honesty 

b) Not Chances are 

negative spread  

Supervisory 

organizational 

structure 

Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners, 

Sharia Supervisory Board, 

National Sharia Council.  

Investasi  Halal or haram  Halal   

Source : Ascarya & Yumanita (2005) 

 

2.2 Characteristics of Sharia (Islamic) Bank 

Andri Soemitra (2009) in (Pradja, 2017) Sharia (Islamic) banks are not only interest-free 

banks but have a prosperous achievement orientation. Fundamentally there are several 

characteristics of Islamic banks, namely: 

a. Elimination of usury 

b. Service to the public interest and realizing Islamic socio-economic goals 

c. Sharia (Islamic) bank are universal which is a combination of commercial banks and 

investment banks 

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d. Sharia (Islamic) bank will conduct a more careful evaluation of financing applications 

that are oriented to capital participation because Sharia (Islamic) commercial bank apply 

profit-loss sharing in consignment, venture, business or industry 

e. Revenue sharing tends to strengthen the relationship between Sharia (Islamic) bank and 

entrepreneurs 

f. a framework built to help banks manage their liquidity by utilizing sharia interbank 

money market instruments and sharia-based central bank instruments 

2.3 Savings  

According to  Law Number 21 of 2008  Sharia (Islamic) Bank,  explains that Savings 

Deposits are Deposit based on the Akad wadi’ah or fund Investment based on the Akad 

mudharabah or other Akads which are not contradictory with the Sharia Principle of which 

the drawing may only be conducted according to certain terms and conditions, but may not 

be drawn by cheque, “bilyet giro”, and/or other compatible instruments. 

Pradja (2017) Savings Deposits are a form of customer savings that are liquid in nature. 

That is, on this product when the customer needs it can be taken at any time, but for the 

proceeds offered to the customer a small saver. However, this type of savings fund collection 

is a product that has minimal cost to the bank. Typically, the number of savings customers is 

more than the number of other gathering customers.   

According to  Fatwa of the National Sharia Council: About Saving, Savings consist of 

two types, namely: 

a. Savings that are justified according to sharia principles, that is, savings that are based on 

the principles of mudharabah and wadi'ah.  

b. Savings that are justified according to sharia principles, that is, savings that are based on 

the principles of mudharabah and wadi'ah. 

1) wadi’ah Savings 

According to Pradja (2017), wadi'ah yad al-amanah, that is, in principle, the entrusted 

property should not be used by the party entrusted for any reason, but the person 

entrusted is allowed to charge an administration fee to the party entrusted as a 

contribution to safeguarding the goods deposited. Meanwhile, wadi'ah yad dhamanah, 

the party entrusted (the bank) is responsible for the integrity of the deposited property 

so that he may take advantage of the entrusted property. Parties may provide the least 

amount of profit they get to their customers according to the bank's policy. 

2) Mudharabah Savings  

 Pradja (2017) Mudharabah is a contract in which the depositor of funds or the 

depositor acts as the shahibul mal (owner of the capital) and the bank as the mudarib 

(manager). Then the bank will channel financing to customers who need loan funds 

that have been obtained by the bank, either in the form of murabahah, ijarah, 

musyarakah, mudharabah or other forms of contracts. Then, the proceeds will be 

shared with savings customers based on the ratio agreed at the beginning 

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2.4 Saving Faedah BRI Syariah iB 

Tabungan Faedah BRI Syariah iB is a savings product for individual customers who 

need daily savings. In this savings, the contract used is wadi'ah yad dhamanah. In the wadi'ah 

yad dhamanah contract, the Islamic bank as the recipient of the deposit can take advantage 

of the deposit which is considered as a deposit with the permission of the owner of the funds 

so that the bank must be responsible for the integrity of the assets or funds deposited. 

Faedah Savings also has advantages that customers can take advantage of. The 

advantages are that transactions can be carried out in all BRI Syariah office and electronic 

networks, giving bonuses according to bank policy, as well as other transaction facilities. The 

facilities provided are: 

a. Initial deposit Rp 100.000,- 

b. Next deposit Rp. 10.000,- 

c. Free monthly administration fee  

d. Free monthly ATM card administration fee 

e. Minimum balance of Rp. 50.000, -. If the balance is below the minimum, an 

administration fee of Rp. 12,500 per month 

f. 50% discount for cash withdrawals, transfers and wrong checks throughout the BRI, 

Bersama and Prima ATM networks.  

Tabungan Faedah BRI Syariah IB at BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong is one of 

the Funding products which is the product most in demand by customers. The data on the 

increase in the number of customers of the BRI Syariah IB Savings at BRI Sharia Bank KCP 

Kukar Tenggarong are as follows : 

Tabel 2. Number of Customers Tabungan Faedah BRI Syariah IB 

Years Number of 

Customers 

2017 1.209 

2018 1.397 

2019 1.697 

Source: BRI Sharia Bank KCP Tenggarong. 

2.5 Sharia Strategy Management 

Usman (2015) Sharia strategic management is a series of Islamic management activity 

processes that include the stages of formulation, implementation and evaluation of strategies 

to achieve organizational goals, where Islamic values become the basis for a strategy to 

achieve organizational goals, where Islamic values become a strategic foundation in all 

activities. organization, which is colored by the principle of tauhid, worldly-ukhrawi 

orientation and mardhatillah motivation. 

Yusanto dan Widjajakusuma (2003) in Usman (2015) Sharia strategic management 

perspective for an organization/company has nine distinctive characteristics that distinguish 

it from conventional (non-Islamic) strategic management. The difference between the nine 

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characters is viewed from the following aspects: 1) principles, 2) motivation, 3) orientation, 

4) master strategic, 5) operational functional strategy, 6) financial functional strategy, 7) 

marketing functional source, 8) HR functional strategy, 9) resources.  

2.6 Sharia Strategic Management Theories 

Usman (2015) named this theory: the five powers of the sharia strategic management. In 

order for the company's goals to be achieved with the best performance and maximum results, 

all company organs (shareholders, management, and crew) must have a strong commitment 

to implement them seriously, while continuing to expect the guidance and pleasure of Allah 

SWT. 

Theory 1: The principle of monotheism in organizations/companies. The application of 

the principle of tawhid as the basis for all organizational/company activities, with absolute 

belief that Allah SWT is the ruler and regulator of all life in this world, and by surrendering 

in totality only to Him will increase confidence for the management and crew to succeed in 

achieving the vision, mission, and goals for a better company and the benefit of the hereafter.  

Theory 2: Mundane-spiritual orientation. By setting the goal of a worldly-ukhrawi 

oriented company, namely obtaining worldly profit or benefit as well as ukhrawi 

benefits/benefits, will provide calm, tranquility, and satisfaction in running the 

organization/company. 

Theory 3: Motivation Mardhatillah. With the motivation of mardhatillah, that is, all 

organizational / company activities are intended solely because of Allah and hope for the 

reward and pleasure of Allah SWT, will provide a stronger impetus for the management and 

crew to achieve the success of their business in the world to the hereafter.  

Theory 4: Ubudiyah belief in work. With the ubudiyah belief, namely believing that 

work is worship where all activities in the organization/company are solely intended as 

worship to Allah SWT, will give strength to management and crew to face and overcome 

various obstacles and obstacles and provide calm, satisfaction, and happiness. in working and 

doing activities for the sake of expecting the blessings and pleasure of Allah SWT. 

Theory 5: Ihsaniyah awareness at work. With the awareness of ihsaniyah, namely 

believing that all activities of an organization/company are righteous deeds that are always 

known and under the supervision of Allah SWT, it will encourage management and crew to 

work as well as possible, honestly, trustworthiness, and itqan (precise, perfect, complete) 

without having to be supervised. by superiors, thus encouraging the achievement of the best 

results and performance.  

2.7 SWOT analysis 

SWOT analysis, which includes identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, 

and threats that determine company performance. Rangkuti (2019) SWOT analysis is the 

identification of various factors systematically to formulate a company strategy. This analysis 

is based on the logic that can maximize strengths (Strengths) and opportunities 

(Opportunities), but at the same time can minimize weaknesses (Weaknesses) and threats 

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(Threats). Sedamayanti (2014) SWOT analysis stands for strength, weaknesess, opportunity, 

and threats. The explanation of the four abbreviations is as follows: 

a. Strength, part of the analysis of the company's internal environment, and Strength is part 

of a SWOT analysis that helps organizations or companies find and find out what are the 

advantages of the business so that the company can still compete. 

b. Weakness, weakness is part of an analysis of the company's internal environment that 

helps management to identify deviations that make the company's position unprofitable 

so that it affects the level of competitiveness. 

c. Opportunity. Opportunities are part of an analysis of the company's external environment 

that assists management in finding and finding out what are the opportunities and 

opportunities for the company is running its business so that the company can gain 

market share with greater profits.  

d. Threats, Threats are part of the analysis of the company's external environment that helps 

management to find out the challenges that the company will face and have faced that 

arise because of an unfavorable trend or development outside the company. 

After we know the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities that are open, and the threats 

they experience, then we can formulate a plan or strategy that includes predetermined goals. 

We must then translate the strategic plan into operational plans that state the targets that we 

must achieve. 

 

3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 

In completing this research, researchers used a qualitative descriptive method. 

Qualitative descriptive research is a type of research that aims to describe systematically, 

factually, and accurately the facts and characteristics of a particular population, or to try to 

describe phenomena in detail. (Yusuf, 2017).  

3.1 Sources And Types Of Data 

In this study, the sources and types of data consist of (1) primary data, primary data is 

data that can be obtained directly from the field or research site. This study uses this data to 

obtain direct information about how the marketing strategy is applied to the benefits of BRI 

Sharia savings products at BRI Sharia Bank KCP Tenggarong. (2) Secondary Data, In 

addition to using primary data sources, this study also uses secondary data obtained indirectly 

to respond and support primary data sources. Secondary data from this study came from a 

document related to the use of the library. 

3.2 Data Analysis Technique 

The data analysis technique in this study used (1) data reduction, namely summarizing, 

selecting the main things, focusing on important things, looking for themes and patterns. (2) 

Data presentation, is a group of structured information that provides a presentation of 

drawing conclusions. (3) Conclusion and verification, that is, drawing conclusions is part of 

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a complete configuration activity. The conclusion is to find the essence of the content and 

meaning contained(Sugiyono, 2016).  

 

4. RESULT AND DISSCUSSION 

4.1 Analisis SWOT 

The strategic management of a company can be seen relatively from an analysis called 

SWOT, namely strength (strength), weakness (Weakness), opportunities (Opportunity), and 

the threats (threats) in an organization. These things can be described as follows:  

1) Strengths of BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar  

1) The existence of Law and DSN-MUI regarding Banks and Savings  

2) The application of Islamic values in banking activities based on the principle of 

tauhid, world-ukhrawi orientation, mardhatillah motivation, ubudiyah belief in work, 

and ihsaniyah awareness at work 

3) Small deposits, free monthly administration, providing subsidies for interbank 

transactions and products needed by the public 

4) Good service and giving appreciation to customers 

5) Good facilities and infrastructure and strategic location 

2) Weaknesses of BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong 

1) Employees are not graduates of sharia economics 

2) The number of service offices is not as many as conventional BRI Bank 

3) Errors in work are caused by individual errors (HR) 

4) There is still a lack of ATM availability 

5) The availability of advertising media, both print, electronic and social media, is still 

minimal. 

3) Opportunities for BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong 

1) The large number of people is Muslim 

2) Establish cooperation with both private and public agencies 

3) Not specifically for Muslim people 

4) The technology used follows the times 

5) The market share of Sharia(Islamic) banking and financial services is still wide 

4. Threat of BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong 

1) The existence of similar products in other Sharia (Islamic) banks 

2) Lack of trust for people who have not used Sharia (Islamic) banks to the system at 

Sharia (Islamic) banks 

3) Conventional bank facilities are more adequate 

4) The public is more likely to prefer products from conventional banks that have been 

operating for a longer period of time 

5) The incessant promotion of fellow Sharia (Islamic) bank competitors 

4.2 Opportunities and Threats of Increasing the Number of Faedah Savings Customers 

a. Opportunities for Increasing the Number of Faedah Savings Customers 

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1) The large number of people are Muslim 

The Muslim population has an effect on increasing the number of customers, 

thus providing opportunities for Sharia (Islamic) banks, namely many Muslim 

communities who use Sharia (Islamic) banks. Based on data on Central Bureau of 
Statistics  East Kalimantan (2015) Based on the number of followers of religions 

according to religious groups, it is reported that Kutai Kartanegara is in the third 

position with the highest number of Muslims after big cities, namely Samarinda and 

Balikpapan, with 602,357 Muslims. From these data, it can be concluded that Kutai 

Kartanegara has the potential for the development of Islamic banking. 

2) Establish cooperation with both private and public agencies 

BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong also collaborates with agencies. 

Services and facilities are one of the reasons for the agencies that have collaborated 

to choose BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong as the bank chosen to facilitate 

all forms of financial transactions for their parties. One of the agencies that 

collaborate with the BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong is the Al-Arsyadi 

Samboja Islamic Boarding School Foundation, there are many facilities that make 

it easier for the Foundation, teachers, employees, cottage businesses, students to 

guardians of the students. The facilities you feel start from students' cards, free 

monthly administration to 100% subsidies or free inter-bank transaction fees such 

as transfers, balance checks, cash withdrawals at other banks. 

3) Not specifically for Muslim people 

BRI Sharia  Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong does not specify that its customers 

must be Muslim, customers of BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tengarong are also 

non-Muslim, one example is that non-Muslim customers admit that the system in 

Sharia (Islamic) banks is a good and very profitable banking system. to invest so 

that many non-Muslim people who understand the sharia (Islamic) banking system 

decided to join like sharia.  
4) The technology used follows the times. 

BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong really pays attention to and keeps up 

with the times so that it can survive in the era of globalization. Utilization of social 

media to applications that have features that are very helpful and make it easier for 

customers to make transactions. 

5) The market share of Sharia (Islamic) banking and financial services is still wide 

Currently, financial services and Sharia (Islamic) banking are experiencing a 

very fast development, this is evidenced by a large number of Sharia (Islamic) 

banks, from OJK data (2020) currently BUS has 14 institutions and 1,942 offices, 

UUS has 20 institutions and 390 offices and Sharia People's Financing Banks has 

162 institutions and 626 offices. So that the total number of institutions is 196 and 

the total office is 2,958 offices. This shows that the increase in the number of Sharia 

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(Islamic) banks is due to the large market share opportunities that lead to the rapid 

development of Sharia (Islamic) banking. 

b. Threats to the Increase in the Number of Faedah Savings Customers  

1) The existence of similar products in other Sharia (Islamic) banks 

The Faedah BRI Sharia IB savings product is a product that uses the Wadi'ah 

contract, where the product or product that uses the wadi'ah contract is owned by all 

Sharia (Islamic) banks because it is a product that is really needed by the 

community, only different product names and facilities are provided so that makes 

it a challenge in itself to provide the best facilities in order to be able to compete 

with similar products in other Sharia (Islamic) banks. 

2) Lack of trust for people who have not used Sharia (Islamic) banks to the system at 

Sharia (Islamic) banks. 

People who do not believe in the Sharia (Islamic) banking system are people 

who are not familiar with Sharia (Islamic) banks and their systems, so they think 

that Sharia (Islamic) banks and conventional banks are the same and are only 

distinguished by name. However, the times and information technology make 

people's insights into Sharia (Islamic) banking more open. 

3) Conventional bank facilities are more adequate 

In Indonesia, conventional banks have been operating longer so that they have more 

adequate facilities than Islamic banks. However, over time,  Sharia (Islamic) banks continue 

to improve their facilities and services. 

4) The public is more likely to prefer products from conventional banks that have been 

operating for a longer period of time 

Conventional banks have been operating for a long time compared to Sharia (Islamic) 

banks, so they have more experience and people tend to trust more and still like products at 

conventional banks.  

5) The incessant promotion of fellow Sharia (Islamic) bank competitors 

Currently, the development of Sharia (Islamic) banking is getting faster, so that 

competition between Sharia (Islamic) banks is also getting tighter in maintaining its 

existence in order to survive in the midst of competition between other Sharia 

(Islamic) banks, therefore Sharia (Islamic) banks are required to promote themselves 

and the products they offer. This is also a threat to BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar 

Tenggarong to promote its products. 

4.3 Prospect of BRI Syariah IB Benefit Savings at BRI Syariah Bank KCP Kukar 

Tenggarong 

Faedah BRI Sharia iB savings is a savings product for individual customers who need 

daily savings. In this savings, the contract used is wadi'ah yad dhamanah. In the wadi'ah yad 

dhamanah contract, the Sharia (Islamic) bank as the recipient of the deposit can take 

advantage of the deposit which is considered as a deposit with the permission of the owner 

of the funds so that the bank must be responsible for the integrity of the assets or funds 

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deposited. This product is a product that is very much needed by the community and the 

facilities provided are also very helpful for customers in making transactions, therefore the 

public has a lot of trust in BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong in entrusting their funds, 

this can be proven from bank data which states that savings availah experience an increase 

in the number of customers continuously. The data on the increase in the number of 

customers in avail savings are as follows: 

 

Tabel 3. Number of BRI Sharia IB Savings Savings Customers 

Year Number of Customers 

2017 1.209 

2018 1.397 

2019 1.697 

 

4.4 The strategy carried out by BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong  

The strategy that has been used in increasing the number of customers is that all 

employees of BRI Sharia Bank KCP Kukar Tenggarong collaborate in increasing the number 

of customers by providing the best service to customers, open tables, in addition the facilities 

provided include free administration fees, 50% subsidies to 100% transfers, cash withdrawals 

and other transactions at other banks as well as the technology facilities provided. BRI Sharia 

BankKCP Kukar Tenggarong also held socialization about Sharia (Islamic) banking and 

products, which is also wrong in broadcasting the Islamic economy. 

4.5 Alternatif Alternatives that can be used by BRI Sharia Bank in Facing 

Opportunities and Threats of Increasing the Number of Faedah Savings Customers 

a. Strategy SO  

(Expanding market prey, increasing cooperation between private and public agencies, 

making routine programs in socializing Sharia (Islamic) banking and maintaining and 

developing existing services and facilities) 

b. Strategy WO  

(Improving information technology both social media and print media to make it easier 

for customers to find information about sharia (Islamic) banks and products, improving 

service quality through digitalization in banking activities to make it easier for customers to 

transact, increasing tightening in monitoring human resources and increasing training on 

employee understanding of the sharia economy ) 

c. Strategy ST 

(Conduct seminars or workshops on sharia banking directly to the community, continue 

to update the products and facilities needed by the community and provide regular rewards 

for customers, Collaborate with Sharia (Islamic) banks that are members of BSI in promoting 

Islamic banking.) 

d. Strategy WT  

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(increase customer confidence in using availah savings, educate customers about avail 

savings so that it can help disseminate information about savings benefits and improve 

existing facilities for customer satisfaction) 

5. CONCLUSION 

a. Opportunities for Increasing the Number of Faedah Savings Customers 

(A large number of the population is Muslim, cooperates with both private and public 

institutions, not specifically for Muslim people, the technology used is following the 

times, there is still a large share of the market for Sharia (Islamic) banking and financial 

services) 

b. Threats to the Increase in the Number of Faedah Savings Customers 

(The existence of similar products in other Sharia (Islamic) banks, the lack of trust 

among people who have not used Sharia (Islamic) banks in the sharia bank system, the 

facilities at conventional banks are more adequate, people are more likely to like 

products at conventional banks that operate longer, the more incessant promotion among 

competitors of Sharia (Islamic) banks) 

c. Alternatives that can be used by BRI Sharia Bank in Facing Opportunities and Threats 

of Increasing the Number of Faedah Savings Customers 

1) Strategy SO (Expanding market prey, increasing cooperation between private and 

public agencies, making routine programs in disseminating Sharia (Islamic) banking 

and maintaining and developing existing services and facilities) 

2) Strategy WO (improving information technology both social media and print media 

to make it easier for customers to find information about sharia banks and products, 

improving service quality through digitalization in banking activities to make it easier 

for customers to transact, increasing tightening in monitoring human resources and 

increasing training on employee understanding of the sharia economy) 

3) Strategy ST (conduct seminars or workshops on sharia banking directly to the 

community, continue to update the products and facilities needed by the community 

and provide regular rewards to customers, Cooperate with Sharia (Islamic) banks that 

are members of BSI in promoting Sharia (Islamic) banking) 

4) Strategy WT (increase customer confidence in using availah savings, educate 

customers about savings benefits so that they can help disseminate information about 

savings benefits and improve existing facilities for customer satisfaction) 

 

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