15 years of bKash
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An MFS agent conducts a digital financial transaction with a customer at a busy shop in Saheb Bazar Zero Point of Rajshahi city. Photo: Azahar Uddin
Bangladesh MFS market leader bKash is ploughing its net earnings back into technological infrastructure and algorithmic products, turning simple mobile transfers into data-driven financial services.
bKash doubled 2025 profits to Tk 6.60B (+109%) and reinvests 100% into AI credit scoring and merchant QR infrastructure instead of dividends. ML-driven lending now serves 37 lakh users with Tk 10k crore in microloans via behavioral algorithms—fintech's path to financial inclusion without formal credit histories.
15 years of bKash
-315 SEC(s) ago
25 MIN(s) ago
Star Business Report
An MFS agent conducts a digital financial transaction with a customer at a busy shop in Saheb Bazar Zero Point of Rajshahi city. Photo: Azahar Uddin

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