Visa, the global leader in digital payments, hosted an exclusive event in Sheraton Dhaka, focused on empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through innovative payment solutions.
The event brought together leading issuers, financial institutions, and industry key stakeholders to promote the launch of commercial debit and credit cards aimed at encouraging MSMEs and accelerating financial inclusion in Bangladesh.
Sabbir Ahmed, country manager - Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, Visa said, 鈥楾he immense participation and positive engagement at this event demonstrate the growing importance of MSMEs in Bangladesh鈥檚 economic landscape.鈥�
The event featured an insightful chat with Angshuman Chatterjee, EVP and product head commercial cards, debit and prepaid, HDFC Bank, India.
The closing remarks were delivered by chief guest Arief Hossain Khan, executive director of Bangladesh Bank, who outlined the regulator鈥檚 ongoing initiatives and future plans to support the scaling of MSMEs, reaffirming Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 commitment to fostering a vibrant ecosystem for small businesses.
The event also included a dynamic panel discussion titled 鈥楾he Future of MSMEs in Bangladesh鈥�, where prominent representatives participated, including Syed Abdul Momen Tomal - additional managing director and head of SME, BRAC Bank PLC; Salekeen Ibrahim - head of SME and personal loan, EBL; Nawshad Mustafa - director, SME and special programmes department, Bangladesh Bank; and Farzana Khan - deputy managing director (women entrepreneurship development, cluster development, information and communication technology, technology development), SME Foundation.
