

History of bKash
The bKash Story
‘bKash’ is a word that resonates with development, people’s prosperity, and social growth. Since its inception in 2011, bKash has become an integral part of the lives of millions today. Through fast, easy, and secure digital transactions, it has become a member of every household in Bangladesh, and the word ‘bKash’ has become a verb. People now say ‘bKash koro (me)’ instead of ‘send me money’. Catering to people’s daily transactional needs, it is empowering them to fulfill their dreams as well as taking the country forward.
Financial inclusion is in the DNA of bKash. Driving technological innovation and keeping compliance in all its dealings, the company has been bringing a wide range of services to empower customers and bring freedom in their financial transactions. Over the years, bKash has built a robust network of nearly 330,000 agents and 550,000 merchants across the country. bKash also integrated with banks, financial institutions and service providers to strengthen the cashless digital financial ecosystem of the country. As a result, bKash is now a trusted platform with a large customer base of nearly 80 million.
bKash, a joint venture of BRAC Bank, US based Money in Motion LLC, International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ant Group, and SoftBank Vision Fund, operates under the regulation of Bangladesh Bank.
With its exponential growth, bKash has been recognized globally and locally. In 2023, bKash received ‘Fintech Pioneer Award’ at the Bangladesh Startup Summit-2023 for playing a pioneering role in Bangladesh’s fintech sector. The National Board of Revenue recognized bKash as the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) Payer in the *service sector for fiscal year 2020-2021. bKash has been awarded as the country’s Best Brand for five consecutive years in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 through consumer surveys by Bangladesh Brand Forum. It was ranked as the 23rd company in the annual list of Fortune Magazine’s ‘Change the World’ in 2017 among the top 50 companies across the world for making sustainable changes based on social issues. bKash also emerged as no. 1 ‘Employer of Choice’ among major multinational and local companies across all industries for three consecutive years in 2020, 2021 and 2022 by NielsenIQ’s Campus Track Survey B-School. And bKash has been honored as ‘Best Financial Institution of the year’ of 2021 for exemplary contribution to the country’s financial inclusion by ‘DHL-The Daily Star - Bangladesh Business Awards’. bKash has been honored as "Best for Digital Solutions in Bangladesh" in 2022 and 2023 consecutively by Asiamoney.
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Publications about bKash
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Corporate Social Responsibility of bKash
As a socially responsible MFS provider, bKash Limited is committed morally and remains engaged in sustainable CSR activities according to the regulatory guidelines with the ultimate achievement of financial inclusion.
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Compliance
bKash Limited is working closely with the regulator as well as other external stakeholders on relevant issues with a view to ensuring customer satisfaction and security of their funds while exploring new avenues of financial inclusion.
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