Optimizing the Collection of Zakat Funds Using Digital Technology in Indonesia

Abstract

Optimizing the Collection of Zakat Funds Using DigitalTechnology in Indonesia 1. Introduction Level of poverty in Indonesia is quite high. This indicates that the state has not been able to improve the welfare of its people, even though the state has a full obligation to provide welfare, peace and security to its people. Based on BPS data (2020), the percentage of poor people in March 2020 was 9.78 percent, an increase of 0.56 percentage points against September 2019 and an increase of 0.37 percentage points compared to March 2019. Meanwhile, the number of poor people in March 2020 was 26, 42 million people, an increase of 1.63 million people in September 2019 and an increase of 1.28 million people in March 2019. Of the many poverty numbers in Indonesia, a solution is needed to overcome this poverty rate. One of the efforts to reduce the poverty rate distribution of zakat funds.Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam, has enormous potential in reducing poverty. The potential for zakat Indonesia based on the results of Baznas research for zakat continues to increase every year. With this potential, the people in Indonesia will be able to prosper. But the realization that there is a large zakat potential is very l

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