With a large number of restaurants, boutiques, and salons closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Bangladeshis lucky enough to still have an income of any kind are discovering they're actually saving money. "I'm spending way less," said Golam Morshed, 32, who works in a bank in Dhaka. "With the exception of groceries, all of my
Author: Faisal Mahmud
“Verifying the IMEI number before buying a smartphone is important”
An interview with Tanzib Ahamed, Deputy Brand Manager, VIVO Bangladesh In the current decade, there has been a significant improvement in the communication sector of Bangladesh. As the benefit of this improvement,domestic and foreign smartphone companies are playing active role in the Bangladeshi technology market.Vivo, a Chinese multinational technology company,is in the centre of attraction
How the Covid-19 pandemic affects Bangladesh’s banking sector
What are the key Tech Trends in a Post-COVID-19 World?
COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of digital readiness, which allows business and people’s life to continue as usual during pandemics. Building the necessary infrastructure to support a digitized world and stay current in the latest technology will be essential for any business or country to remain competitive in a post-COVID-19
FLOORED
Documentaries can be the victims of bad timing, and that to some extent is the case with Floored—a 2009 documentary which chronicles the plight of veteran Chicago futures traders as they struggle to adapt to new, fast-paced computer technologies. Floored offers an interesting insight into the world of stocks, high frequency
Barbarians at the Gate
The Big Short
What is stopping Interoperability among the MFS?
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.
THE RIGHT TO BE LET ALONE
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