Dhaka, 12 April 2025: Customers can now seamlessly pay for talk-time, internet, and other services on the ‘My Robi’ and ‘My Airtel’ apps without a PIN by linking their bKash accounts. bKash has also been added as a ‘preferred payment partner’ on both the ‘My Robi’ and ‘My Airtel’ apps. Additionally, customers can procure their desired Robi 'Easy Plan' and Airtel 'My Pack' directly from the bKash App.

Meanwhile, the service to open a bKash account directly from the 'My Robi' app has also been introduced.

These innovative services are designed to enhance the comfort, security, and efficiency of customers' digital lifestyles. Upon designating bKash as their preferred payment option, customers can execute payments automatically through digital consent (approval) with a single click, eliminating the requirement for PIN or OTP input at each transaction. Additionally, from the 'My bKash' option of the bKash app, Robi and Airtel users can choose their preferred offers from Robi's 'Easy Plan' and Airtel's 'My Pack' options.

Moreover, Robi customers can now easily open a bKash account directly from the 'My Robi' app. Within the ‘Service’ section of the ‘My Robi’ app, a dedicated icon named ‘bKash Registration’ is now available, facilitating bKash customer registration process with a single click. Following the necessary verification and consent, the registration process will commence. Subsequently, users are required to complete the e-KYC (Electronic Know Your Customer) process by adhering to the prescribed steps.

Media contact

Name: Rukhsana Mily

Designation: GM, Corporate Communications, bKash

Cell: +8801841234363

Email: [email protected]
 

About Robi:

Robi Axiata Limited (“Robi”) is a public limited company, where Asian telecom giant, Axiata Group Berhad, based in Malaysia, holds the majority shareholding (61.82%). Aside from the public shareholders (10%), the global telecom giant, Bharti Airtel, headquartered in New Delhi, India, holds 28.18% of shares in the company. Robi is the second largest mobile network operator in Bangladesh creating new digital experiences for the people of the country. Through sustained investment Robi has created a robust telecom infrastructure to deliver innovation to all corners of the country. In addition to delivering its innovative digital products and services, the country-wide telecom infrastructure serves as the key enabler for the growing digital eco-system of the country. Be it urban or rural, people find their way to Digital Bangladesh through Robi.

About bKash:

Launched in 2011, bKash, a joint venture of BRAC Bank, US-based Money in Motion LLC, International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, Gates Foundation, Ant International, and Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund, operates as a payment service provider offering broad range of digital financial services under the regulation of Bangladesh Bank.