City Bank Limited and bKash Limited signed a deal on July 29, 2018 to enable interconnectivity. Photo: City Bank

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– City Bank Limited and bKash Limited have announced a strategic partnership, enabling their customers to enjoy a bundle of services using interconnectivity.

Under the agreement, City Bank customers will be able to transfer fund instantly from their City Bank account to bKash wallet using Bank’s digital banking platform called Citytouch via mobile app and web.

Similar facility of instant fund transfer from bKash account to City Bank account will also be available.

Moreover, City Bank credit card members will be able to pay their credit card bills from their bKash wallet while bKash customers will be able to withdraw cash from any of the 350 City Bank ATMs across the country.

In this connection, Sohail R. K. Hussain, Managing Director & CEO of City Bank and Kamal Quadir, Chief Executive Officer of bKash signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations at the head office of City Bank in Dhaka on Sunday.

Sohail Hussain, Managing Director & CEO of City Bank said: “This strategic partnership will begin a new era in country’s payment system.”

“We’ve always been very proud of our digital banking platform Citytouch and this integration with the top mobile financial company like bKash will give some unique benefits to our customers.”

Commenting on the partnership, Kamal Quadir, Chief Executive Officer of bKashsaid, “bKash, City Bank partnership creates tremendous opportunities for City Bank customers to avail all bKash services including reaching out 30 million bKash customers.”

“It also opens opportunities for City Bank to design products and services for common people which can be delivered through bKash.”

Among others, Mashrur Arefin, additional MD of the City Bank attended at signing ceremony.

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