Founded in 1969 by the name of Bank Jasa Arta. Acquired by Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) in 2007 and changed its name to BRI Syariah
It was officially operated as an Islamic (Sharia) bank after obtaining a business license from Bank Indonesia in 2008. BRI also merged its Sharia Business Unit into BRI Syariah.
In 2012, BRI Syariah became the first Islamic Bank in the world that has mobile banking service in 4 online markets, namely Blackberry App World, Google Play, Apple Store and Nokia Store.
In 2014, BRI Syariah launched its internet banking
In 2015, The Ministry of Finance (MoF) approved BRI Syariah as the auction participant of Islamic Based Government Securities (SBSN)
Still in 2015, BRI Syariah became the First Sharia Bank in Indonesia that launched Laku Pandai Syariah or Branchless Sharia Banking (BRISSMART)
As of December 2017, BRI Syariah has 54 branches, 207 sub-branches, 11 cash offices and 1,044 sharia service offices
