NCC Bank strikes deal with Visa

NCC Bank PLC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Visa, a global leader in digital payments.

M Shamsul Arefin, managing director of the bank, and Sabbir Ahmed, country manager for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan at Visa, penned the deal at the bank's head office in the capital's Gulshan recently, the bank said in a press release.

Under this collaboration, both organisations will work together to launch innovative products and services, driving technological advancements, crafting compelling campaigns and providing the best digital payment solutions to the bank's Visa cardholders.

This partnership paves the way for new opportunities and champions a future where banking is seamless and accessible for all from anywhere and anytime.

"Our collaboration with Visa reaffirms NCC Bank's commitment to offering world-class banking services. Together, we are creating a future of effortless and secured global payments for our customers," Arefin said.

"At Visa, we remain committed to catalysing a Digital Bangladesh and supporting our partners in providing the best to their customers at every step," Ahmed said.

Md Mahbub Alam, Md Zakir Anam and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, deputy managing directors of the bank, Mohammad Mohibullah Khan, executive vice-president and head of chief risk management, Sharif Mohammad Mahsin, senior vice-president and head of SME, and Nighat Mumtaz, senior vice-president and head of women's banking, were present.

Arifur Rahman, director, merchant sales and acquiring for South Asia at Visa, and Zobair Mahmood Fahim, senior vice-president and head of retail and DFS business at the bank, Md Sajjadul Islam, senior vice-president and head of IT enterprise application, Syed Towhid Hossain, senior vice-president and head of operations, and Shahin Akter Nuha, head of transaction banking and cash management department, among others, were also present.