Marking 30 years of its operations in Bangladesh, Mastercard has announced the winners of the ‘Mastercard Excellence Award 2021’ — next and beyond.
The global technology company in the payments industry made the announcement at a ceremony in Dhaka on Thursday to honour the top performing partner banks, financial institutions and merchants, said a press release.
Planning Minister MA Mannan attended the event as the chief guest.
The event that also commemorated 50 years of Bangladesh's independence was joined by Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Md Khurshid Alam as the special guest and US Embassy in Dhaka Charge d’affaires Helen LaFave as the guest of honour, among others.
The Mastercard Excellence Award was launched in 2019 to recognise banks, fintechs and other institutions for their contributions towards driving financial inclusion.
Since it started operations in Bangladesh 30 years ago, Mastercard has supported the country’s financial inclusion goals by enabling and building a seamless, secure, and efficient digital payments ecosystem for the people of Bangladesh, read the release.
In its third year, the Mastercard Excellence Award recognised partners across categories for their contribution to innovation and success in driving business growth.
Mastercard was the first global payment technology company to set up a dedicated liaison office in Bangladesh in 2013.
