Prime Bank Limited signed a license agreement with Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) International Co Ltd at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Prime Bank will be able to issue and acquire JCB cards in Bangladesh. Md Ehsan Khasru, managing director and chief executive officer of Prime Bank, and Hiroshi Terade, executive vice president of JCB, signed the agreement.

Khasru said, “It is a great moment for Prime Bank to begin journey with JCB along with its new brand.”
Hiroshi said the product will reach market by November.   JCB is a major international payment system dominating the credit card market in Japan. JCB issues cards in 17 countries around the globe.

The Daily Independent/Bangladesh/ 19th July 2012