Danamon and Adira Finance Shows A Concrete Commitment for Ride-Hailing Drivers To Fight Against COVID-19

Press Release / 04 May 2020

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4 May 2020 – PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk (Bank Danamon) and its subsidiary PT Adira Dinamika Multi Finance Tbk (Adira Finance), are deeply concerned with the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia and express their deepest sympathy to those who are affected. Align with its vision to Care and Enable Millions to Prosper’, Bank Danamon and Adira Finance have provided assistance to ride-hailing drivers who are facing a challenging situation due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Bank Danamon together with Adira Finance, work in collaboration with two giant ride-hailing providers in Indonesia, Grab with their partner BenihBaik, and Gojek, through their foundation, Yayasan Anak Bangsa Bisa (YABB) to provide basic food package for their drivers in the form of cash donations over 1 Billion Rupiah.

“We appreciate the hard work of everyone involved in the fight against COVID-19, and online ride-hailing drivers are critical part of transportation infrastructure in Indonesia, whether in delivering food, medicine and other essential supplies. We hope that this challenging global situation will soon be over. As such, we want to lend a helping hand and contribute in this fight, to ease the burdens of those who are affected and raise their spirits, convincing them that, together, we will prevail upon this challenge,” said Yasushi Itagaki, Bank Danamon President Director.

"Together with Bank Danamon, we are helping to ease the burdens on online drivers affected by COVID-19. Through this initiative, we hope to encourage the spirit of all parties to fight against the corona virus #BerjuangBersamaSahabat and rise again for a better future, "Adira Finance President Director Hafid Hadeli added.

Bank Danamon and Adira Finance appreciates the opportunity extended to us by our partners on these collaborations as our partners have stated below.

"Danamon and Grab and BenihBaik work together in the effort to fight COVID-19, and it represents a spirit of collaboration to support our impacted “family”, especially for those who rely on daily income such as online taxi and ojek drivers", stated Andy F. Noya, Founder of BenihBaik.com.

“YABB appreciates the assistance provided by Bank Danamon in alleviating the burdens of our friends and colleagues who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect this assistance to support the livelihood of Indonesians who are working hard every day amid this challenging time,” said Monica Oudang, Head of Yayasan Anak Bangsa Bisa (YABB).

Bank Danamon and Adira Finance are also committed to support the central and regional government campaign to stay at home with the implementation of Large Scale Social Restriction (PSBB) in a number of regions to curb the spread of the virus. We have taken steps at our branches to ensure health and safety of ur customer and employees : the usage of face masks,  temperature checks at every point of entry, hand sanitizers at multiple locations, and social/physical distancing principles for every interactions and implementing WFH policies.

Through our Digital Banking Platform, we also ensure customer to be able to perform their daily banking transactions needs at their convenience anywhere and anytime. Our customers have a choice to use our electronic and digital banking services, including D-Bank, Danamon Online Banking, Danamon Cash Connect, SMS Banking and ATM. These services are made available so the public can continue to perform economic activities safely and securely to continue to contribute to the country’s economic growth at the convenience of their homes.