The advancement in technology is making our lives simpler and easier everystep of the way.
Most of us are pretty much gluedto our phones. We cannot think of a single day without smart gadgets. In today’s world, technology defies the living standard, and shows ways to hassle free life.
The invention of the smartphone is a blessing for today’s generation. Smartphones and gadgets have now become an inevitable part of our life, where mobile apps (applications) are the change makers. Diffrent apps can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Companies from diffrent sectors develop and launch these apps for the user base.
Beyond social media apps and games, here in Bangladesh there are a good number of apps in the sector of banking, mobile fiancial services, ride sharing, logistics, food catering, education, business and economy, lifestyle, entertainment. With the bKash app, a customer application of bKash Limited, a Mobile Financial Service (MFS) provider, one can meet one’s financial dealings ceaselessly without any kind physical movement.
From bKash app’s neatly designed home screen, customers can experience a wide range of services and features like Send Money, Mobile Recharge, Cash Out, Payment, Add Money (for bringing money from bank to bKash), Pay Bill, Tickets, bKash to Bank (for transferring money from bKash to bank), Remittance, payment option for Insurance, Microfiance and Education Fee and the option to make Donation.
Like bKash, there many MFS apps, such as rocket, Nagad, uPay, and Mkash, provide financial services and diffrent types of payment and fund transfer. One the other hand, some of the banks have their own apps such as Citytouch and Cellfi.
These apps are very amazing because of their unique features and products, which are aimed at ensuring a one-stop digital banking solution for customers.
One can access everything in just a click from banking to ordering groceries online. Thus the goal of a cashless society and smart Bangladesh is getting ever closer to reality every day.
On the other hand, ride sharing apps such as Uber, Pathao and OBhai made city dwellers travel more easily as one can avail a transport with just a click of an app. Not only that, a number of logistic apps such as Truck Lagbe, Paperfl, Redex and eCourier also improve transportation of goods both for businesses and individuals.
Some apps such as Daraz, Chaldal, ajkerdeal and many e-commerce apps have created revolution in shopping both grocery and lifestyle products.
These are creating business opportunities as well as helping people to shop sitting at home. People living in rural areas can also buy goods as they app based selling made them capable of doing so.
As a result, shopping is not limited to offle markets and people do not need to queue to buy goods or to pay. Apps are giving both solutions to payment and orders sitting at home.
Meanwhile, social networking apps like Facebook, WhatsApp have connected people across the globe. Where you stay, it does not matter, apps have reduced the distance between humans and location.
Catering, food app and delivery service based such as Foodpanda, HungryNaki and Pathao are bringing restaurant service to doors.
Feeling tired or instant demand for pizza, one does not need to struggle to go out to get your meal from a restaurant. One can avail or enjoy delicious food at home with just a few clicks.
To educate children or student education apps such as Shikho and 10 Minute School brought change in education mostly for the student living in remote areas as well as city dwellers who face diffilties in traveling to go to a private tutor.
In multifaceted ways, mobile apps have brought comfort in our everyday life and radical change in the way of living such as transportation, education, shopping and diffrent types of services. Needless to say that the apps in fiancial and other services are paving ways to a cashless society as well as building a smarter Bangladesh.
