The Department of Business Administration of the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has arranged a "Distinguished Business Lecture Series" at the university auditorium.
Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of bKash Ltd, and Maj Gen Sheikh Md Monirul Islam (retd), chief external and corporate affairs officer of bKash Ltd, addressed the session as distinguished speakers on Wednesday, says a press release.
In his speech on "Technology and Financial Inclusion – the case of bKash", Kamal Quadir shared how bKash became a household brand and a leader in the mobile financial services (MFS) industry of Bangladesh.
He also shed light on the socio-economic impact created by bKash while including a huge number of unbanked populations previously deprived of such financial services.
Besides, Mr Quadir advised the students to be fearless in pursuing their goals.
His speech was followed by another one on the "Importance of Regulation for Mobile Financial Services" by Maj Gen (retd) Sheikh Md Monirul Islam.
His speech focused on the regulations and compliance issues an MFS provider must abide by.
He explained in detail the steps bKash takes to ensure the interests of its clients and combat Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financing of Terrorism (CFT).
Their speech ended with an interactive question and answer session with the students.
The session commenced with an introduction of both the distinguished guests while Prof Dr MA Baqui Khalily, dean of the School of Business of UAP, delivered the welcome remarks.
The event was also addressed by Dr M Alauddin, chairman of Board of Trustees, and Prof Dr Qumrul Ahsan, vice chancellor of UAP.