Rezaul Hossain becomes CEO of upay

Rezaul Hossain has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UCB Fintech Company Limited (upay), one of the fastest growing mobile financial services providers in the country on Sunday.

UCB Fintech Company Limited, a subsidiary of United Commercial Bank Limited has been offering Mobile Financial Services (MFS) under the brand name ‘upay’, said a press release.

Rezaul Hossain is a veteran in telecoms and mobile financial service industry who has more than 26 years of leadership experience in sales, marketing, products, and distributions while working for many top local and multinational companies, including Grameenphone, Citycell, Airtel and bKash.

He played an instrumental role in shaping the ever evolving telecommunications and financial technology landscapes in the country though his innovative, powerful, and dynamic leadership.

Prior to joining upay, Rezaul Hossain was involved with several enterprises, including ‘Nagad’, a Bangladesh Post Office backed digital financial service startup which he had co-founded in 2018.