The LankaBangla Finance Ltd. presents the first ever Bangladesh Fintech Award Powered by Upay and in association with The Business Standard honored 26 winners across 11 categories through an auspicious gala evening at the Grand Ballroom in Sheraton, Dhaka, said a press release.
The gala was graced by high officials from the financial sector of the country, government and regulatory bodies and fintech enthusiasts. An initiative of Bangladesh Fintech Forum, the prestigious ceremony was organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum.
The accolade celebrated 26 winning entries by honoring them as Winners & Honorable Mentions in 11 distinct categories. The accolade in its very first edition received an astounding 100+ nominations. Afterwards, the selected entries went through 4 astute grand jury panels to ensure the best submissions emerging victorious.
The Awards were given by Dr. Dewan M. Humayun Kabir, Project Director (Joint Secretary), a2i Programme, ICT Division; Prof. Mohammad Abdul Momen, Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Moyeen, Dean (Acting), Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka; Prof. Imran Rahman, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liberal Arts and Nazia Andaleeb Preema, Director & Creative Editor, Bangladesh Brand Forum; Founder Bangladesh Creative Forum; President, Women in Leadership – WIL.
To decipher the true potential of finance for people, community and society and help Bangladesh to achieve its potential, 1st Bangladesh Fintech Award was preceded by 3rd Bangladesh Fintech Summit, which was held virtually on 26th & 27th November, 2021. The summit was a stellar success with 400+ financial professionals attending the event across the country.
The theme for the summit was “Shaping Future of Finance for People of Bangladesh” with the objective to provide collaborative space to fin-tech companies to share learning, success and failure with present and aspiring fin-tech Companies, for entrepreneurs to initiate policy dialogue for right policy framework for Future Fintech companies to thrive sustainably and to nurture the fin-tech ecosystem so that Bangladesh receives the full benefit and value of Global Fintech drive and movement.
The Summit comprised ৪ Keynote Sessions, 4 Insight Sessions, 3 Panel Discussions, 2 Case Study sessions with prolific international and local industry leaders.
The 5 International keynote speakers of the summit were: Vijay Mani, Partner, Deloitte India; Tim Nicolle, Chief Executive Officer, Primadollar; Narayanan Vaidyanathan, Head of Business Insights, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Kristof De Spiegeleer, Founder & CEO, Threefold & Freeflow Tribe.
