BB to develop interoperable payment system with support from Gates Foundation | Business

DHAKA, Sept 15, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur today announced that the central bank will develop an interoperable payment system with the support of the Gates Foundation, enabling seamless transactions of money, goods and services anytime, anywhere in the country. "The interoperable system will allow instant transfers from mobile wallets, bank accounts, non-bank accounts or institutional accounts directly to any other account," he said. The governor made the remarks while speaking at a discussion titled "Stakeholder Discussion on Interoperable Payment in Bangladesh," organized by the Policy Research Institute (PRI) and the Gates Foundation, at a hotel in the city. In his speech, the BB chief mentioned that previous attempts to launch such a system...