Business Desk :
American Express (Amex) and CityMaxx cards have now been added to bKash’s Add Money service. Customers can now easily add money to their bKash accounts from any Amex, CityMaxx credit, debit and pre-paid cards issued in Bangladesh. As a result, Amex and CityMaxx customers will gain more access and freedom in their daily financial transactions by easily bringing money to their bKash Wallet, said a media release on Saturday.
The service was officially launched at the City Bank’s head office recently. At the launching programme, Ali Ahmmed, Chief Commercial Officer of bKash; Kazi Azizur Rahman, Additional Managing Director of the City Bank; Arup Haider, DMD and Head of Retail Banking of the City Bank and other senior officials of both organisations were present.
With the addition of Amex card to the largest Add Money network of bKash, millions of its customers can now instantly add money to their bKash accounts. It enables them to conveniently make payments at over 0.6 million (6 lakh) bKash merchant points across the country.
Alongside, Amex customers will get the opportunity to carry out almost all of their daily financial transactions including send money, all types of utility bill payments, mobile recharge, paying fees of educational institutions, purchasing tickets, various government fee payments, donation sending, insurance premium payment, savings, etc.
To add money from Amex, CityMaxx cards, a customer has to select the ‘American Express’ icon by tapping on ‘Card to bKash’ icon from the Add Money option in the bKash app. After that, the recipient has to select his own or loved one’s bKash account number, enter the transaction amount and proceed to the next step. Customers need to complete the process by providing Amex card details, OTP and bKash PIN number. Upon completing the process, transaction amount will be transferred to the bKash account instantly.
Customers can also save multiple Amex card details in the bKash app for future transactions. Amex, CityMaxx debit and pre-paid card users can add money to their bKash wallet without any charges, credit card users need to pay 1 per cent service charge.
Ali Ahmmed, Chief Commercial Officer of bKash, said, “This facility of adding money to bKash account from American Express cards will further strengthen the country’s digital financial ecosystem through enhanced collaboration among banks, cards and mobile financial services.