PT Pegadaian (Persero) is an Indonesian state-owned
pawnbroker
A pawnbroker is an individual that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as Collateral (finance), collateral. A pawnbrokering business is called a pawnshop, and while many items can be pawned, pawnshops typic ...
operated as a subsidiary of
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk ( "Indonesian People's Bank"), commonly known as Bank BRI or just BRI, is one of the largest banks in Indonesia. It specialises in small scale and microfinance style borrowing from and lending to its app ...
(BRI). Formerly a pawnbroking monopoly, its monopoly was legalized in a
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 Au ...
government decree. Several
savings and loan co-operatives ''
de facto'' also offer pawnbroking services.
History

As a state-owned enterprise, Pegadaian has a long history which began in the 18th century when
Dutch East India Company
The United East India Company ( ; VOC ), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered company, chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the States Ge ...
(VOC), established a
Bank van Lening. Then the
Dutch East Indian government issued State Gazette no. 131 of 12 March 1901 that principally govern that establishment of pawnshop was monopolized and only government runs such business. In accordance with this law, the first Pegadaian was established in
Sukabumi
Sukabumi () is a landlocked city surrounded by the Sukabumi Regency, regency of the same name (within which it is an enclave and exclave, enclave) in the southern foothills of Mount Gede, in West Java, Indonesia, about south of the national ca ...
,
West Java
West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...
on 1 April 1901.

In the early days of the government of the Republic of Indonesia, the office was moved to the Pegadaian Karanganyar,
Kebumen because of the increasingly heated war.
Dutch Military Aggression II forced office of Pegadaian moved again to
Magelang
Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java, the Central Java Province of Indonesia that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a Subdivi ...
.
After the war of independence, Perjan Pegadaian back to Jakarta and Pegadaian run by the Government of the Republic of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
. In this period, Pegadaian has several times changed status, namely as a Perusahaan Negara (PN) since January 1, 1961, then by
Regulation
Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. Fo ...
No.7/1969 a Bureau Company (Testament), and then based on Government Regulation. 10/1990 (as amended by Government Regulation No.103/2000) changed again into Perusahaan Umum (Perum).
Later in 2011, the status change occurred again from Perum to the PT as set out in Government Regulation (PP) No.51/2011 which was signed on December 13, 2011. However, the change is effective after the base budget is submitted to the authorities on 1 April 2012.
On 2 July 2021, the government of Indonesia officially handed over its Pegadaian shares to
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk ( "Indonesian People's Bank"), commonly known as Bank BRI or just BRI, is one of the largest banks in Indonesia. It specialises in small scale and microfinance style borrowing from and lending to its app ...
through Government Regulation Number 73 of 2021, as part of the formation of a state-owned holding engaged in the ultra-micro finance sector.
Products

Until now there are many people who know Pegadaian from its core business, fiduciary. And in addition, the product is actually quite a lot. Here are some of the Pegadaian's services.
Conventional
Conventional pawnbroking (KCA / Kredit Cepat Aman - Fast Secure Credit)
Pegadaian's standard product is the standard pawnbroking product. A valuable item such as jewellery, motor vehicles or electronics is pawned.
The credit term is 120 days. The interest rate will vary according to amount borrowed and is per 15 days or part thereof. The minimum interest rate is 0.75% for each 15 day period, but higher rates such as 1% per 15 days are typical.
In addition, a fixed insurance premium of Rp 1,000 is payable to the national insurance company Jasa Raharja. This pays 50% of the amount borrowed, to a maximum of Rp 2,500,000 in case of death. In addition, the insurance covers the interest due, up to Rp 20,000,000, in case of death by natural causes. In case of death by accident, the insurance also covers the principal, to a maximum of Rp 100,000,000.
In addition to the insurance, an administration fee is payable at the time of pawning.
For example, if borrowing 1.3 million rp against gold worth 5 million, administration + insurance of Rp 21,000 would be charged. At 1%/15 days, Rp 104,000 interest would be due after 120 days. The pawning could then be extended with the interest rolled up with the principal, subject to a payment of new administration + insurance.
Thus in this case 1.3 million borrowed and extended to 360 days would incur total interest (assuming 1%/15 days) & fees of Rp 400,000. The lowest annual interest rate possible is 18.25%, but this does not include the administration/insurance. In addition, by counting interest in full 15 day periods, the actual interest earned by Pegadaian will tend to be higher than advertised.
Kreasi
This product is aimed at micro and small business loans as an alternative to collateral reg (fiduciary) and loan repayment through installments.
Krasida
Krasida is lending to the micro-small
entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones.
An entreprene ...
on the basis of the return of mortgage loans through installments.
Krista
Krista is the provision of loans to micro households in need of funds in the form of working capital loans through the loan repayment installments.
Kremada
Kremada is provision of loans to the
low-income groups
Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. Poverty can have diverse to build or repair
housing
Housing refers to a property containing one or more Shelter (building), shelter as a living space. Housing spaces are inhabited either by individuals or a collective group of people. Housing is also referred to as a human need and right to ...
with return in installments. Cooperate with the Ministry of Housing.
Kucica
Kucica is money remittance service, and cooperate with
Western Union
The Western Union Company is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Denver, Denver, Colorado.
Founded in 1851 as the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company in Rochester, New York, the co ...
.
Sharia
Rahn
Rahn is a product fiduciary services are based on the principles of
Sharia
Sharia, Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah () is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on Islamic holy books, scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran, Qur'an and hadith. In Islamic terminology ''sharīʿah'' ...
with reference to the modern administrative system.
Arrum
Arrum is a product of the construction guarantee micro-fiduciary for small businesses with Islamic principles.
Mulia
Mulia is gold selling by Pegadaian to the public who are interested to invest in gold for cash and installment. Gold has been purchased from Mulia can be sold back at the Noble Exchange at a later date if the needed money in a short time.
Slogan
The company slogan of Pegadaian is ''Mengatasi Masalah Tanpa Masalah ''(
English: ''Overcoming Problems Without Problems'').
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References
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Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Microfinance organizations
Financial services companies of Indonesia
Financial services companies established in 1901
Retail companies established in 1901
Pawn shops
Companies based in Jakarta
1901 establishments in the Dutch East Indies