E-Finance


TikTok removed 95.3% of videos from Bangladesh in one day

April 02 2024 | TW News Correspondent

In the fourth quarter of 2023 in Bangladesh, TikTok removed 7.5 million 99 thousand 349 videos for violating community guidelines. Of these, 95.3 percent of videos were removed within just one day. The video removal rate for this quarter was 99.5 percent.

In addition, TikTok has removed accounts of under 13 platform users suspected of being users and for the safety of young peop...
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‘Pay-Later’ service in bKash app with Digital Nano Loan from City Bank

April 01 2024 | TW News Correspondent

For the first time ever, City Bank and bKash have jointly launched ‘Pay-Later’ -a special collateral-free digital nano loan service that facilitates payments with interest-free loans through bKash app. Now customers can buy any products or services and pay directly with this special loan, even if they don’t have sufficient balance in their accounts. They don’t h...
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Buy bus tickets at home on Eid through upay

April 01 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Fast-growing mobile financial service provider upay has recently kicked off a campaign styled as ‘Eid Jatra (Eid Journey)’ to offer a sea...
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bKash and DataSoft’s joint initiative to increase digital payments in microfinance

March 27 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Integrating digital payments in the microfinance sector can save work hours, enhance productivity, simplify instalment and deposit collection, ensure 24/7 transaction reporting, reduce cash-carrying risk, and increase efficiency of cash management, exper...
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Pathao Pay soft launches for its inner circle of users

March 25 2024 | Professor Syed Akhter Hossain

Pathao, Bangladesh's leading digital platform, announced the soft launch of Pathao Pay, a versatile digital payment wallet that aims to transform Bangladesh’s digital financial landscape. 

Pathao Pay offers a comprehensive suite of products that simplify financial transactions and empower users to transact how they want, access capital when they need,...
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United Commercial Bank PLC and Ryans Computers sign strategic agreement

March 25 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Reflecting on a shared vision of strengthening the country’s digital landscape of financial transactions, United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB), one...
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IPDC Launches Specialized Sub-branch ‘Joyee 360’ for Women Entrepreneurs

March 24 2024 | TW News Correspondent

IPDC Finance has launched a specialized sub-branch named ‘Joyee 360’ in Mirpur, Dhaka focusing on the business loan services for women entrepreneurs. This initiative aims to accelerate the contribution of women entrepreneurs to the country's economic development. IPDC has commenced the operations of this sub-branch to support women in their business endeavors.

‘IPDC Joyee’ aids women entr...
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UCB-upay co-branded prepaid card brings in lucrative discount offers

March 21 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Of late, fast-growing mobile financial service provider upay has introduced an MFS co-branded prepaid card, in collaboration with United Commercial Bank PLC, offering a world of convenience and rewards to its customers. In this month of Ramadan and ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, upay has come up with attractive Buy One Get One & dis...
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iFarmer and EBL team up to ensure easy financing for local farmers

March 20 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Farmers require financing facilities to sustain and expand their agricultural operations. However, accessing financial resources can be challenging for our local farmers due to various factors. To simplify the process and make agricultural funding more equitable, iFarmer and Eastern Bank Ltd PLC (EBL) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Agricultural endeavors often demand high upfront costs for seeds, equipment,...
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