First Security Islami Bank Ltd (FSIBL), a private sector commercial bank launched ‘Mobile Banking and Payment Services’ at a city hotel on Tuesday.

Md. Abul Kashem, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, attended the ceremony as chief guest.

Managing Director of the Bank AAN Jakaria presided over the ceremony while Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank Das Gupta Asim Kumar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Progoti Cement Dr. Shahadat Khan and senior officers of the FSIBL were present on the occasion

Addressing the event, BB Deputy Governor said the central bank has so far given approval to 17 commercial banks for opening m-banking under its mobile banking act. Of them, 12 banks have already launched the service while others will have to open the services by end of this month.

While addressing Das Gupta Asim Kumar said there are 85 million mobile users in the country where mobile banking service is yet to cover even one million of them. But, the government has a target to bring all the mobile using people under the coverage, he added.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 28th March 2012