Jakarta. As many as 2,077 runners took part at Raya Run in Surabaya over the weekend.

Bank Raya, the digital banking subsidiary of the state lender BRI, recently held the Raya Run. The event amassed participants from across the archipelago, although most came from the East Java region. The runners had competed in two categories: 5K and 10K for prizes totaling over Rp 100 million ($6,018) for the Male Open, Male Master, Female Open, and Female Master.

Immanuel P Hutasoit won the 10K Male Open Category, clocking in at 33 minutes and 4 seconds. Ferry Junaedi was in first place in the 10K Male Master at 39 minutes and 21 seconds. First place in the 10K Female Open category was Dama Laksmytha Apta Sukaton with a running time of 40 minutes and 05 seconds. And first place in the 10K Female Master category was won by Rosa Fitriyani Kristanto (47 minutes and 02 seconds).

The 2025 Raya Run’s start and finish line lie at the Surabaya City Hall courtyard. The runners also passed by some of the city’s icons, including the Heroes Monument and Submarine Monument. There were water stations. Bank Raya also deployed some medical personnel and had also set up a race village to make sure that the participants were comfortable during the event.

“As a digital bank, we [Bank Raya] target various communities to enjoy the convenience of banking transactions, such as running communities. We have a Saku Bareng product designed for communities to save collectively in a more transparent manner,” Bank Raya’s business director Kicky Andrie Davetra said.

Bank Raya’s Saku Bareng (“Joint Pockets”) allows up to 300 members to set up collective savings. It can also create up to five pockets, making it easier to separate personal and community budgets. Additionally, administrators can also view a Saku Bareng summary of members' contributions and expenses, automatically categorized through the Financial Recap feature. Admins can also collect payments from members. Members can keep an eye on the balances and transactions in their joint accounts. Outgoing funds management, accessible only to admins and members, will receive transaction notifications, making monitoring joint savings more practical, transparent, and secure.

The event also saw the launch of the virtual Visa debit card on the Raya app. This feature allows customers to apply for the card online without having to visit a local Branch, set domestic and international online transaction limits, and quickly block and unblock the card. By using the Virtual Visa Debit Card on the Raya app, customers can make transactions across the online merchant network, including e-commerce platforms, online transportation platforms, and various other online platforms both domestically and internationally.

During the promotional period, customers can enjoy various promotions and discounts on transactions across various e-commerce platforms and marketplaces. For customer convenience, this Visa Debit virtual card feature is equipped with 3D Secure in-app authentication and additional PIN verification via the Raya app. 

The event also had 16 food and beverage tenants for the participants. They also got to enjoy tons of promos. Customers would receive Rp 50,000 cashback for a minimum transaction of Rp 25,000, with a maximum cashback of Rp 15,000. They also had the opportunity to win instant prizes for opening new accounts and topping up their balances, with prizes ranging from gadgets to gold.

As of June 2025, the Raya App has over 1.05 million users. Raya App transaction usage increased 42.7 percent year-on-year (yoy) to 2.1 million transactions. Digital savings also reached Rp 1.5 trillion, up 66.6 percent yoy. This growth continues to show a positive trend in line with the development of features and innovations in the Raya application.