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Published : 13 Aug 2025, 07:25 PM
Bangladesh’s banking sector is navigating an era of rapid digital transformation and evolving customer expectations, presenting both challenges and unprecedented opportunities.
While regional peers advance in real-time payments and digital financial infrastructure, Bangladesh has the chance to shape its path through a careful balance of regulatory evolution, technological adoption, and financial innovation, a media statement read on Wednesday.
Bankers’ Meet 2025, Dhaka, an invitation-only forum for senior executives from the country’s leading financial institutions, aims to explore this shifting landscape.
Scheduled for Aug 14 at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, the event will offer a platform for dialogue on emerging trends driven by AI, fintech disruption, and a move toward technology-first, customer-centric banking models, according to the statement.
Organised by Dubai-based fintech enabler FILPS in association with City Bank, Prime Bank, and AB Bank, the event draws on FILPS’ regional experience in accelerating transformation, enhancing customer experience, and strengthening digital banking capabilities across South Asia, East Asia, and the GCC.
“Digital transformation is not a solo effort,” Tushar Hasan, FILPS country manager for Bangladesh, was quoted as saying.
“It requires shared commitment from institutions, regulators, and partners to rethink how the ecosystem operates. Bankers’ Meet 2025 is an opportunity to align perspectives and deepen collaboration around the future of banking in Bangladesh,” he added.
A key highlight will be the keynote by Brett King, a globally recognised futurist, bestselling author, and fintech thought leader.
Having advised organisations and governments, including the Obama Administration, King has spoken in over 80 countries, and his podcast Breaking Banks reaches audiences in more than 180 nations, according to the statement.
His book Augmented was cited by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
At the Dhaka event, King is expected to outline the forces reshaping global banking, including the widening gap between traditional financial institutions and digital-first fintechs.
Drawing on regional examples such as India’s UPI and China’s mobile payment revolution, he will discuss the rise of Bank 5.0, where AI-driven technologies, real-time engagement, and digital infrastructure define competitiveness, urging institutions to retool for agility, innovation, and deep technological capability to thrive in the next phase of industry evolution.
