bKash, Bangladesh’s largest mobile financial services (MFS) provider, has clinched the prestigious Data Impact Award presented by Cloudera, a US-based big data technology company.
The award recognises bKash for leveraging big data and real-time data-driven technology to provide secure and innovative services to its customers.
This year, bKash was recognised as the top performer in the ‘Data in Motion and Streaming Success’ category under Business Innovation for the Asia-Pacific region. The Data Impact Award, presented annually since 2013, honours innovative executions in data management and analytics, with organisations from around the world celebrated for their achievements in various categories. The award ceremony also featured sessions with experts on contemporary technology and data analytics.
bKash is the first-ever Bangladeshi company to win the Cloudera Data Impact Award. bKash Vice President of Product and Technology Division Md Mohiuddin received the award during a ceremony held at Marina Bay, Singapore. Other winners in the ‘Data in Motion and Streaming Success’ category included OCBC Group of Singapore and Vodafone Idea of India.
Since its launch in 2011, bKash has been providing easy, secure, and time-saving digital financial services accessible through mobile phones.
With over 80 million verified registered users, bKash has become an integral part of daily life for families across the country, helping them achieve their dreams, according to a bKash press release.
The name bKash is now synonymous with digital transactions in Bangladesh.
