JAKARTA. PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BBCA) allocated capital expenditure (capex) of IDR 8.7 trillion, up 40% from the realization of capital expenditure in 2022 which reached IDR 5.8 trillion.

Hera F Haryn, Executive Vice President of Corporate Communication & Social Responsibility of BBCA, said that this year's capital expenditure allocation is in line with plans to add new data center infrastructure. This initiative, said Haryn, will support mobile & internet banking and the company's business expansion.

“We are always committed to ensuring the presence of a safe and comfortable transaction banking platform. So as to be able to provide the best service for the customer base and the number of transactions that continues to grow," said Haryn.

In addition, said Haryn, BBCA will continue to invest in thousands of EDC (Electronic Data Capture) machines. Then the company will also expand by opening branch offices and providing deposit-withdrawal ATM machines.

For the record, BBCA posted a net profit of IDR 40.7 trillion in 2022. The company's net profit last year grew 29.6% year-on-year (yoy). (KR/LM)