When it comes to interoperability, MFSs still have a long way to go. Currently, they cannot ‘talk’ to one another and customers on one network cannot pay people using another network. Being a relatively nascent market hasn’t prevented the mobile financial service (MFS) industry from making great advancements in recent years.
Month: July 2020
ADB, HSBC to finance $1.2b in trade to boost supplies
BSS The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the HSBC have launched a programme to support up to $1.2 billion a year in trade by companies in Asia and the Pacific producing goods crucial to the ongoing fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The targeted financing available through the new program
Digital Transformation is more compelling in Covid19 pandemic
Mohammed Asif Standing on my 10th floor roof top, looking around the city; thousands of buildings, roads, flyover, power plant, shops, and vehicles on roads, everything made by human are there, but the irony is human movement is missing. Covid19 outbreak has dawdling and to some extend hold the move
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Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd. holds its 47th AGM
The 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited was held recently, through digital platform. Rupali Chowdhury, Managing Director, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited presided over the meeting. Chairman of the Board Gerald K Adams along with other directors Anil Bhalla, Jean-Claude Loutreuil, Anis A. Khan, Masud Khan, Rishma Kaur,
BB asks banks to ensure smooth digital services during Eid holidays
Country's central bank yesterday asked the commercials banks to ensure smooth and uninterrupted transactions through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Point of Sale (POS), e-Payment Gateway or internet banking and Mobile Financial Services (MFS) during the vacation of Eid-ul-Adha. Bangladesh Bank (BB) in a circular instructed the banks to ensure adequate security at
Is Fintech A Young Man’s Game?
The popular perception of the average tech industry worker varies from the fresh faced, hoodie wearer, pitching an outlandish app or social media idea, to bearded men perpetually hunched at their computers. While both caricatures do exist, the question is which group represents the financial technology (FinTech) industry, especially at
Housing Assistance for Persons with Disabilities
Housing Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Housing Assistance for Persons with Disabilities All people must be able to are now living in available, affordable housing. New york has resources which help people with disabilities obtain housing. The resources here are particular to individuals with disabilities. To see more general housing resources, view
Digital initiatives play roles to combat Covid-19 in Khulna
BSS Different digital initiatives taken by district administration is playing a vital role to combat Covid-19 in Khulna. The innovative initiatives, based on different digital apps and software, are ensuring maximum use of information and communication technology to battle against the outbreak of coronavirus. These cybernetic apps launched in the last four
Banks of RMG industrial areas remain open on Friday
Branches of the scheduled banks in the ready made garments (RMG) industrial areas will remain open on July 31 (Friday) for the convenience of paying the workers’ salaries, reports BSS. “Branches of the scheduled banks located near garments industrial areas in Dhaka city, Ashulia, Tongi, Gazipur, Savar, Bhaluka, Narayanganj and Chattogram