Customers of Shahjalal Islami Bank, a Shariah-based commercial bank in the private sector, can now easily bring instant money from anywhere in the country to the bKash account at no cost. With this, the largest ‘Add Money’ platform to bring money from the top 36 commercial banks of the country to bKash has become richer.
Shahjalal Islami Bank and the country’s largest mobile financial services provider bKash jointly inaugurated the service at a function at the bank’s head office on Tuesday. Managing Director and CEO of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. Mr. M. Shahidul Islam and Ali Ahmed, Chief Commercial Officer of bKash. Additional Managing Director of the Bank – Abdul Aziz, S. M. Moinuddin Chowdhury and Miyan Kamrul Hasan Chowdhury; Deputy Managing Director Md. Shahjahan Siraj, M. Akhtar Hossain and Imtiaz U. Ahmed and Zayed Amin, Head of Financial Services at bKash, and senior executives from both organizations were also present among others.
To bring money to bKash, first the customer need to register with Shahjalal Islami Bank’s Internet Banking and to log in with banking ID and password from the bank’s app ‘SJIBL Net’. Then you have to add your or your loved one’s bKash number as the beneficiary.
Once the Beneficiary is added, from the ‘Wallet Transfer’ section of the ‘Transfer’ option of the SJIBL Net App, tap on the ‘bKash’ icon, fill in the required information like bKash number, bank account number, amount of money etc. and click on ‘Submit’ button. After giving OTP and PIN number, the money will be transferred from the bank account to the bKash account immediately.
When the transaction is completed, the customer will receive an SMS notification. Note that the limit set by Bangladesh Bank will be applicable in case of bringing money in bKash.
Founded in 2001, Shahjalal Islami Bank now provides uninterrupted banking services to its customers with 132 branches and a significant number of ATM booths across the country. With the addition of Shahjalal Islami Bank to the largest add money network of bKash, this has created an opportunity to transfer money from the accounts of 36 top commercial banks of the country to the bKash accounts of 62 million customers.
Customers can easily take numerous services including bringing money instantly to bKash from bank, send money, mobile recharge, utility bill payment, purchase payment, grant to various institutions, school college tuition fees payment, bus-train-plane-launch and movie ticket purchase, payment of various online registration fees and so on which made their financial transactions secure, easy and hassle-free.