Bank Asia PLC has secured 鈥楩inTech Innovation of the Year- Financial Inclusion鈥� award at the 3rd Bangladesh FinTech Award 2025 on Saturday, said a press release.
The bank earned the recognition for its Micro Merchant initiative that has significantly expanded digital payment access and strengthened financial inclusion at the grassroots level.
The award was presented at a ceremony organized by the Bangladesh Brand Forum at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in the capital on the day.
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur attended the event as chief guest.
Bank Asia managing director Sohail RK Hussain and deputy managing director Mohammad Ziaul Hassan Molla received the award on behalf of the bank.
Launched in July 2020, the Micro Merchant service enables fast, affordable and secure digital transactions at the community level through mobile app-based operations, said the release.
Currently, 28,000 micro merchants are active across the country, facilitated more than 20 million transactions amounting to Tk 36,646.72 million to date, it added.
