Hishebi: a new online tool to compare financial products

Hishebi, a startup online financial service platform created by three young entrepreneurs, will help users make informed investment decisions by comparing all financial products in Bangladesh online, for free.

The website, hishebi.com, launched during an event at the business studies faculty of Dhaka University on Saturday, was built by Md Khaled Hassan, Tahmina Ahmed, and Hasanul Qader Mirza, it said in a statement.

“The idea for Hishebi came to my mind a year earlier, when I needed a credit card but faced difficulty in deciding which bank's card to apply for, as collecting information about each and every card seemed difficult,” said Md Khaled Hassan, founder of Hishebi, said. 

“The direct benefit goes to the clients as the availability of information and the feature of comparison on the website will make the banks more innovative and careful in designing their products,” Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, dean of Dhaka University's business studies faculty, said at the launch. The platform will help make people more bank-oriented, said Khandakar Kayes Hasan, chief executive of LankaBangla Investments. 

Hishebi should also include information about the SME products of different sites to help boost the sector and users, said Choudhury Moshtaq Ahmed, managing director and chief executive of the Farmers Bank, according to the statement.