News Briefs-(27-2-2019)

Prime Bank inks MoU with a2i

Prime Bank recently signed a MoU with Access to information (a2i) for payment of all utility bills through technological support. Rahel Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO of Prime Bank, A. B. M. Arshad Hossain, Additional Secretary (Organisational Support & Innovation Wing) of Information & Communication Technology Division and Project Director of a2i project of Prime Minister's Office, Md. Mustafizur Rahman attended the MoU ceremony. Under this MoU, Prime Bank will get all the technological supports from a2i project to give financial services to mass people. Shams A Muhaimin, Head of Transaction Banking of Prime Bank and other high officials of both organisations were also present on the occasion.—Statement

Ericsson integrates its system with Apigate

Ericsson has announced the pre-integration of its charging system with Axiata Group Berhad ("Axiata" or "the Group")'s Apigate platform. They announced it recently at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona. The MWC is ongoing since February 25 and it will continue till February 28, 2019. Ericsson will present unique insights on 5G business opportunities and showcase using cases that enhance service providers' business and customer experiences at MWC. Apigate is a new breed of Application Programming Interface (API) ecosystem provider that enables businesses to achieve rapid growth and monetisation on a secure and seamless platform. — Statement