Launch of a dual-currency prepaid card for female e-commerce entrepreneurs
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Wed, Jun 1, 2022 4:47 PM Last updated on: Wed, Jun 1, 2022 6:33 PM
Mastercard in collaboration with Mutual Trust Bank and eCourier launches a dual currency prepaid card. Photo: Collected
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Mastercard in collaboration with Mutual Trust Bank and eCourier launches a dual currency prepaid card. Photo: Collected
Mastercard, in collaboration with Mutual Trust Bank and eCourier, today launched a dual-currency prepaid card for female f-commerce entrepreneurs.
The one-of-a-kind product in the country will allow women entrepreneurs to boost their Facebook pages without the help of a third-party payer.
For all the latest news, follow the Daily Star’s Google News channel. eCourier, a last-mile logistics platform that also does f-commerce delivery, will transfer funds directly to a customer’s prepaid cards, eliminating the need for female entrepreneurs to travel in person to withdraw cash. money with eCourier.
“The pandemic has accelerated a significant shift in consumer spending towards e-commerce channels like Facebook,” said Syed Mohammad Kamal, country manager of Mastercard Bangladesh.
As female entrepreneurs dominate F-commerce in Bangladesh, Mastercard is thrilled to collaborate on the first social media prepaid card that allows them to buy and sell seamlessly on Facebook. »
“It will strengthen and encourage women’s entrepreneurship to thrive and grow in Bangladesh by helping businesses increase sales while improving the shopping experience of consumers,” he said.
“eCourier is delighted to partner with Mastercard and Mutual Trust Bank Limited to announce the first-ever co-branded prepaid card for women entrepreneurs,” said Biplob Ghosh Rahul, CEO of eCourier.
“eCourier, the leading private logistics and courier brand in Bangladesh, has been supporting women entrepreneurs and their endeavors with cutting-edge customized logistics solutions for eight years and to date has delivered over nine million packages in 64 districts across the country. Bangladesh.”