Bangladesh National Cricket Team’s star cricketer Tamim Iqbal has signed a lifetime deal with Nagad, the world’s fastest-growing mobile financial company.

He formally entered into the agreement on Monday. Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad Limited, signed the agreement on behalf of his company, according to a press release on Tuesday.

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Tamim has been a brand ambassador for Nagad since 2021, it said.

“Nagad has always been very close to my heart. I’m very glad that in recent times, the company has expanded its services significantly. This is helping us to serve people in an even better way,” said Tamim.

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“I have been using Nagad wallet since before I was associated with it. Its contribution to popularising cashless transactions is accelerating the process of building Smart Bangladesh. Moreover, Nagad has played an important role in advancing the financial sector’s digital transformation over the last four years,” he added.

The MFS operator has emerged as a troubleshooter, having brought many services at people’s fingertips. For example, it simplified the account opening process that no longer requires any cumbersome paperwork. As a result, life is now more comfortable than before, he noted.

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“It is a matter of great joy that a world-class cricketer like Tamim has signed a lifetime contract with Nagad after two years of his involvement with our journey of changing people’s lives through mobile financial services. These two years we have worked together to improve people’s living standards,” said the Nagad MD.

“We hope Tamim inspires more people in the days to come and encourages Nagad to take its services to greater heights,” he added.