Abstract :

The existence of the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty, which can threaten a bank’s ability and capacity to achieve its objectives. The development of digital technology during the COVID-19 period brought a shift in the behavior of people who tend to spend a lot of time using cellphones in cyberspace, including accessing all banking products, whether making transactions, saving or borrowing. This condition is a challenge for BPR in Indonesia including Perumda BPR Bank Sumedang to follow the wave of change towards digitalization that is happening in the banking industry.  Furthermore, the challenges that are being faced by Bank Sumedang due to the disruption of financial technology is the decline in credit customers every year.

The decline was very significant within a period of 4 years, while the biggest profit of Bank Sumedang was obtained from interest on customer loans. The methodology used is descriptive research using primary data (in-depth interviews and surveys) and secondary data via internet resources. This research is descriptive to explore the problems that exist in Sumedang Bank by analyzing the internal and external factors of the company.  Furthermore, the tools that will be used in chapter four are SWOT, EFAS, IFAS, SFAS and TOWS Matrix. Based on the result that has been formulated, the author will use WO strategy because it has the highest score by Capitalizing on Opportunities to Reduce Weaknesses.

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Keywords :

Business Strategy, Digital transformation, Financial Technology, Online Banking, Peer to Peer Lending, Strategic Management

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