Business Desk : dhakamirror.com
The customers of Nagad and Hajj Finance Company Limited will be allowed to deposit their loan installments or pay the installments of savings deposit for Hajj via Nagad app from now on, said a press release.
The agreement between the financial institution and digital company was signed at the head office of the Hajj Finance at Dilkusha in the city recently.
Nagad Limited has signed an agreement with financial institution Hajj Finance to provide services to aspiring Hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh or help ease the process of saving money for pilgrimage.
In future, the customers of Hajj Finance will be entitled to DPS facility through Nagad app and Nagad customers will get facilities of purchasing nano loans, microloans, retail loans and SME loans.
Nagad chief commercial officer Sheikh Aminur Rahman, payment division chief Mohammad Mahbub Sobhan, Deputy General Manager (IFO Insurance) Md Bayezid joined the signing ceremony.
On behalf of Hajj Finance, its managing director Khandaker Rumi Ehsanul Haque, deputy managing director Mashi-Uddoula and executive vice president A F A Md Shafiuddin were present there among other high officials of the company.
Sheikh Aminur Rahman said ‘Nagad has always come up with a variety of facilities relating to mobile banking activities based on Islamic Shariah. For those who are willing to perform Hajj, Nagad has once again brought a good piece of news.’
‘From now on, the customers will be able to receive any service of Hajj Finance sitting at home. No additional time will be spent for receiving loans or paying the instalments of DPS for Hajj,’ he added.
The customers of Nagad Islamic Account can now deposit as savings their hard- earned money without taking interest as per Shariah. At the same time, transport and other costs of performing Hajj and Umrah can be paid easily from these accounts, the release added.
The customers can also deposit the premium for Islamic Life Insurance through these accounts sitting at home.