BTCA Country Diagnostics, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Digital payments can help Bangladesh drive significant financial inclusion, economic growth and cost savings through specific reforms. pi STRATEGY, upon conducting the study, launched a report October 27, 2016 on the state of Digital Payments Ecosystem in Bangladesh. It is a first of its kind report that looks at all major payment categories in the country, measures the state of the shift from cash to digital payments, assesses the trajectory of Bangladesh’s shift, identifies specific barriers to digitization, and recommends specific actions that government and the private sector can take to guide future policymaking.

This report was produced in partnership with the Better Than Cash Alliance (of UNCDF) and A2I Program of the Prime Minister’s Office (of the Government of Bangladesh), and can be downloaded from the BTCA website below:

https://www.betterthancash.org/news/media-releases/new-united-nations-report-reveals-bangladesh-progress-on-digital-finance