Business Desk : dhakamirror.com
Huawei has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bKash over enabling more people to participate in financial inclusion and benefit from the digital economy in Bangladesh.
Pan Junfeng, president of Huawei South Asia region and CEO of Huawei Bangladesh, and Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of the mobile financial service provider, signed the deal at Huawei Bangladesh Academy in the capital on Wednesday.
“The joint effort of bKash and Huawei aims at driving financial inclusion and eliminating poverty for Sustainable Development Goals with innovative solutions,” said Kamal at the programme titled “Smart Fintech: Inclusive. Innovative. Inspiring Bangladesh”.
“Our partnership will drive the growth of the digital economy in Bangladesh, setting a remarkable example to other EM (emerging markets) countries in the region, when it comes to financial inclusion,” said Pan in a press release.
Among others, Sarder M Asaduzzaman, assistant resident representative of United Nations Development Programme, and Susan Vize, officer-in-charge of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Dhaka office, were present.
