With increasing global inflation rates, particularly impacting low-wage workers, the traditional practice of waiting for scheduled paydays is becoming increasingly challenging. To address this issue, some entities are now offering Earned Wage Access (EWA) programs, which provide employees with the … Read More
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Fintech founder using AI to improve lives and livelihoods in Bangladesh
Computing UK – https://www.computing.co.uk/interview/4117005/fintech-founder-ai-improve-lives-livelihoods-bangladesh Women in Tech Excellence Rising Star of Financial Services awards winner, Shabnam Wazed is shaping fintech, using AI to make financial services more inclusive.
UK fintech AGAM International and SBK Foundation pioneer in first digital and sharia only micro finance platform in Bangladesh
Cardiff, Dhaka, Monday 3rd April, 2023 – UK fintech AGAM International and Bangladesh’s leading Micro Finance Institution, SBK Foundation, formally launch the first Sharia based digital microcredit in Bangladesh today. The partnership will provide financial access to unbanked and underserved … Read More
Growth market business gets access to working capital to power development
Cardiff, Dhaka, 20 March, 2023 – UK based fintech AGAM International has entered a ground-breaking partnership with Bangladesh’s largest payments gateway system, Software Shop Limited (SSL), to revolutionise the lending experience within its merchant and partner network. The collaboration will … Read More
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AGAM launches AI powered digital platform to provide ‘Pay-day advances’ called Prime Agrim, available on google play store. AGAM in partnership with Prime Bank, Bangladesh’s largest commercial Bank and Swiss Contact, the leading NGO promoting inclusive economic, social and ecological … Read More
Financial Illiteracy and Loan Sharks: Informal Lending Landscape
Although low-income workers account for almost 42% proportion of the Bangladeshi workforce, a staggering number struggle to make their incomes stretch until the next payday. For instance, a recent survey of a large, nationally representative factory conducted by the International … Read More