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Prime
Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy will inaugurate the PayPal
services at a ceremony at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka
on that day, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said.
Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy will inaugurate the PayPal
services at a ceremony at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka
on that day, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said.
Initially,
the services will be available through nine banks, including state-owned Sonali
and Rupali, and Social Islami Bank, Palak told bdnews24.com on Monday. More
banks will offer the service later on.
the services will be available through nine banks, including state-owned Sonali
and Rupali, and Social Islami Bank, Palak told bdnews24.com on Monday. More
banks will offer the service later on.
“The PayPal
authorities have been reviewing the market for some days. They decided to
launch fully fledged services after exploring the possibilities,” Palak said.
authorities have been reviewing the market for some days. They decided to
launch fully fledged services after exploring the possibilities,” Palak said.
“This will
benefit Bangladesh’s freelancers. Digital transactions will be smooth and
remittance inflow will rise,” the state minister remarked.
benefit Bangladesh’s freelancers. Digital transactions will be smooth and
remittance inflow will rise,” the state minister remarked.
He said
online payment services are ‘very important’ for establishing a ‘Digital
Bangladesh’ as pledged by the government.
online payment services are ‘very important’ for establishing a ‘Digital
Bangladesh’ as pledged by the government.
“We are
advancing towards a cashless society through such initiatives."
advancing towards a cashless society through such initiatives."
State
Minister Palak said the launch of the PayPal services will also play a
significant role in achieving Bangladesh’s target to earn $5 billion annually
through the ICT sector by 2021.
Minister Palak said the launch of the PayPal services will also play a
significant role in achieving Bangladesh’s target to earn $5 billion annually
through the ICT sector by 2021.
After a
programme on Monday, he told the media that it would take 40 minutes to
transfer any expatriate Bangladeshi’s money to his or her account through the
thousands of branches of Sonali Bank once the PayPal services are launched.
programme on Monday, he told the media that it would take 40 minutes to
transfer any expatriate Bangladeshi’s money to his or her account through the
thousands of branches of Sonali Bank once the PayPal services are launched.
“The
hundreds of thousands of freelancers in Bangladesh will be able to make
transactions with their clients directly,” he said.
hundreds of thousands of freelancers in Bangladesh will be able to make
transactions with their clients directly,” he said.
A team of
the online money transfer agency will visit Bangladesh in November to further
explore the possibilities of their services, he said.
the online money transfer agency will visit Bangladesh in November to further
explore the possibilities of their services, he said.
“Inbound
gateway will be used to bring the money of our boys and girls who are working
abroad…We are also talking about sending money abroad. It will be useful for
some freelancers. Now we can pay up to $10,000 individually and $30,000 as a
company through ERP (enterprise resource planning) accounts,” he said.
gateway will be used to bring the money of our boys and girls who are working
abroad…We are also talking about sending money abroad. It will be useful for
some freelancers. Now we can pay up to $10,000 individually and $30,000 as a
company through ERP (enterprise resource planning) accounts,” he said.
The state
minister said the government’s discussions with the PayPal authorities were
ongoing.
minister said the government’s discussions with the PayPal authorities were
ongoing.
The
government will welcome any financial product if PayPal brought some, Palak
said, adding that many types of financial systems were being created outside
transactions.
government will welcome any financial product if PayPal brought some, Palak
said, adding that many types of financial systems were being created outside
transactions.
PayPal is
an e-commerce organisation through which money can be transferred on the internet
using an electronic bank credit or debit card, PayPal cheques or by using
virtual cash from Pay Pal accounts.
an e-commerce organisation through which money can be transferred on the internet
using an electronic bank credit or debit card, PayPal cheques or by using
virtual cash from Pay Pal accounts.
The
government has been trying to introduce the service in Bangladesh since 2011.
government has been trying to introduce the service in Bangladesh since 2011.
Currently,
Payza, Skrill and Payoneer are providing similar services in Bangladesh.
Payza, Skrill and Payoneer are providing similar services in Bangladesh.
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