DHAKA, Nov 30, 2021 (BSS) - Nagad, the mobile financial service of the 
Bangladesh Post Office, has won the Fintech Impact Award for its contribution 
to financial inclusion by simplifying the account opening process through the 
use of technology.  

Nagad is one of the winners of the maiden "Bangladesh Fintech Awards 2021" 
initiated by Bangladesh Brand Forum. In addition to simplifying the use of 
financial technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nagad has played an 
important role in simplifying mobile payments.

Rahel Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nagad, received the award at an 
event at a city hotel recently. The event was attended by top personalities 
of the country's financial sector, senior officials of government agencies 
and regulatory bodies and entrepreneurs in the Fintech sector, said a press 
release.  

 More than 100 companies were initially nominated for this year's event. The 
top 26 organizations were then selected for the award in 11 categories. 

  Nagad has won many domestic and international awards, including the Best 
Innovation Digital Financial Services Award, the Inclusive Fintech Fifty 
Award as the best Fintech initiative, the Best Digital Financial Service 
Provider Award, and the WITSA Global ICT Excellence Award.  

  Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, director of the Access to Information 
Project of the ICT Division, Professor Mohammad Abdul Momen, director of the 
Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University, Professor Dr. 
Mohammad Abdul Mueen of Dhaka University, Professor Imran Rahman, vice-
chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), and Nazia 
Andaleeb Preema, director of Bangladesh Brand Forum, were present.