From now, 2.18 million account holders of National Bank Limited, the first generation bank in private sector, can transfer fund instantly to any bKash account 24/7 from anywhere without any charge. With this latest integration, 27 commercial banks in the country are now connected to the largest Add Money network of bKash. Recently, bKash and NBL jointly launched the service, a press release said.
To transfer fund, NBL account holders need to add bKash number as beneficiary first via online banking/mobile banking app NBLiPower by filling up necessary information. Once added, customer can easily make transactions in few simple steps.
After logging in to bank account with Internet Banking user ID and password, customer needs to find ‘Fund Transfer’ option, go to ‘bKash Transfer’, select source bank account and bKash beneficiary from dropdown, insert amount and narration then click on ‘Next’ button after selecting preferred OTP Channel option. Customer will then need to input the OTP received in his/her selected OTP Channel and click on ‘Submit’ button to complete the transaction.
Upon successful transaction, customer will get SMS notification. For this fund transfer, Bangladesh Bank provided limit will be applicable.
The facility of instant fund transfer service from bank to bKash during this pandemic will enable customers to enjoy convenient bKash services like Send Money, Mobile Recharge, utility bill payment, offline or online merchant payment, donation to various organizations, payment of fees of educational institutions, payment of various online registration fees, etc. In addition, they can Cash Out the money in emergency from 240,000 agent points spread across the country by maintaining health hygiene.
Customers can also Add Money to their bKash account from all Visa and MasterCard issued in Bangladesh.