Mobile financial service provider upay has recently signed an agreement with Northern Electricity Supply Company (Nesco).

Rezaul Hossain, managing director of upay, a subsidiary of United Commercial Bank, and Zakiul Islam, managing director of Nesco, inked the deal at the latter's head office in Dhaka, said a press release.

Under the agreement, Nesco customers will be able to pay both the prepaid and postpaid bills through their upay accounts round the clock from the convenience of their homes.

Customers will not have to pay any service charges to avail the bill payment service.

By using the upay app or dialling USSD *268#, they can easily pay the bill.

Shakib Altaf, deputy director of upay, Hasan Mohammad Zahid, assistant director, Mohammad Mockbul Hossain Bhuiyan, deputy general manager, and Md Mahfuzur Rahman, account manager, and Amdadul Hoque, deputy company secretary of Nesco, Md Imrul Kayes, assistant manager for human resources and administration, were present.