About Us

One stop platform related to digital and mobile financial services in Bangladesh

In this respect, Digital Financial Service (DFS) holds enormous prospects to serve as an enabler in achieving the goal of universal financial inclusion and resolving the last mile banking challenges for the poor, especially women. DFS has emerged as an innovative means of facilitating financial transactions promoting economic activities. It can help expand the delivery of basic financial services through technologies such as mobile-phone-enabled solutions (including electronic and mobile-phone based money transfer) and digital payment platforms.

About Us

One stop platform related to digital and mobile financial services in Bangladesh

The website will perform as a centralized one stop platform, presenting a collation of activities, benefits, and prospects related to digital and mobile financial services in Bangladesh. Our vision is to create a pro poor platform that will display the work done in the digital field towards bridging gender gap and constraining financial challenges for poor households through financial inclusion.

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DFS Enablers Network

Policymakers, Researchers, Service Providers

In this respect, Digital Financial Service (DFS) holds enormous prospects to serve as an enabler in achieving the goal of universal financial inclusion and resolving the last mile banking challenges for the poor, especially women. DFS has emerged as an innovative means of facilitating financial transactions promoting economic activities. It can help expand the delivery of basic financial services through technologies such as mobile-phone-enabled solutions (including electronic and mobile-phone based money transfer) and digital payment platforms.

Financial Inclusion Based Resource Personnel In Bangladesh

The network will comprise of policymakers, researchers, service providers and thought leaders who will positively contribute to the discussions of creating an open and competitive DFS ecosystem in Bangladesh.

PRI Directors

Dr. Zaidi Sattar
Chairman
Policy Research Institute
Dr. Sadiq Ahmed
Vice Chairman
Policy Research Institute
Dr. Ahsan H Mansur
Executive Director
Policy Research Institute
Dr. Khurshid Alam
Operations Director
Policy Research Institute
Dr. Bazlul Haq
Operations Director
Policy Research Institute
Dr. M.A. Razzaque
Research Director
Policy Research Institute

Resource Personnel From Public And Private Sector

Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder
Additional Secretary (Macroeconomics)
Finance Division, Ministry of Finance
Mr. N M Zeaul Alam
Senior Secretary
Information and Communication Technology Division
Mr. Khondoker Shakhawat Ali
Honorary Fellow Unnayan Shamannay
Mr Sabbir Hossain
Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer
BRAC Bank
Dr. Tania Haque
Department of Women and Gender Studies
University of Dhaka
Dr. Fahmida Khatun
Executive Director
Centrefor Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Mr. Debdulal Roy
Executive Director
Programming Bangladesh Bank
Mr. Kamal Quadir
CEO
BKasH Limited
Ms. Quadir, Maliha
Founder, Managing Director
Shohoz
Ms. Sonia Bashir Kabir
Founder SBK Tech Ventures & Vice Chair UN Tech Bank for LDCs Former Managing Director Microsoft Bangladesh
Dr. Nazneen Ahmed
Country Economist
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir
Project Director (PD)
A2i Joint Secretary
Mr. Manik Mahmud
Social Innovation Cluster
Aspireto Innovate (a2i)
Dr. Ananya Raihan
Chief Executive Officer
iSocial
Mr. Abu Daiyan Md. Ahsanullah
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Finance