Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- M. Nazeem A. Choudhury, Deputy Managing Director, Prime Bank PLC during an interview with The Financial Express recently gave his views on agent banking and performance of the Prime Bank with regard to this grassroots banking that uniquely helps financial inclusion.

Excerpts of the interview follow:

Agent Banking at Prime Bank PLC has developed into a strategic and inclusive channel to deliver formal banking services to underserved and remote areas of Bangladesh. Introduced in December 2020 in line with Bangladesh Bank's financial inclusion agenda, the initiative focused on reaching unbanked and underbanked communities where traditional branches are not viable. Initially centered on small savings and deposit mobilizati...