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'For Midland Bank, agent banking a cornerstone of its financial inclusion strategy'

2026-01-21 00:00:00

Midland Bank recognizes the transformative potential of agent banking as a cost-effective and inclusive solution for providing financial services to the underserved and under developed...

'Agent banking highly cost-efficient, but interconnected challenges are many'

2026-01-21 12:00:00

M. Nazeem A. Choudhury, Deputy Managing Director, Prime Bank PLC during an interview with The Financial Express recently gave his views on agent banking and...

Agent banking breaks social barriers, brings women into financial system

2026-01-21 00:00:00

Villagers used to depend on usurers and thereafter on NGOs for small moneys, from time immemorial. Gonna are the days of those moneylenders--a banking derivation...

Stakeholders' collaborative actions needed to overcome challenges

2026-01-21 00:00:00

Agent banking comes as a trailblazer in driving financial inclusion in Bangladesh, showing strong business growth, but entrepreneurs feel it is increasingly getting under strain...

'Islami Bank has a strong legacy in agent banking'

2026-01-21 00:00:00

While explaining the benefits of agent banking during an interview with the FE, Md Omar Faruk Khan, Managing Director, Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, said the...

Agent banking a long-term strategic investment

2026-01-21 00:00:00

The primary objective of launching EBL agent banking was to deliver safe and modern banking services to the doorstep of unbanked rural and marginal communities...

Agent banking expansion slows down amid regulatory intervention

2026-01-21 00:00:00

Agent banking has woven one of Bangladesh's quiet financial success stories. The pivot aims at extending high-street banking services to underserved, mostly women and geographically...