United News of Bangladesh

In recognition of its contribution to digital financial inclusion through innovative technology and solutions, bKash has won awards at the “Bangladesh Fintech Award” for the fourth consecutive time. In the 4th edition of the award, the country's largest mobile financial service provider emerged as the winner of the prestigious ‘Fintech Innovation of the Year’ in the ‘MFS/DFS’ category, while also earning ‘Honourable Mention’ in both the ‘Payment’ and ‘Digital Lending’ categories. Recently, Bangladesh Fintech Forum honoured organisations demonstrating innovation, impact, and leadership in the financial technology sector. Azmal Huda, Chief Product and Technology Officer of bKash, received the awards on behalf of the company, alongside senior officials of the organisation. bKash’s holistic financial inclusion initiative, ‘The bKash Impact’, won the ‘Fintech Innovation of the Year’ accolade in the MFS/DFS category for bringing low-income and unbanked populations under the umbrella of formal financial services--including savings, loans, payments, remittances. Additionally, it has received two Honourable Mentions: ‘bKash NFC’ in the Payment category for enabling seamless contactless payments, and ‘bKash Merchant Loan’ in Digital Lending for expanding collateral-free credit to small and micro-entrepreneurs. This year’s event honoured 13 winners and 8 Honourable Mentions across various categories.