Fintech in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's fintech vertical is anchored by mobile financial services (MFS) — led by bKash — and a growing layer of merchant acquiring, embedded credit, and digital-bank licensees under Bangladesh Bank's evolving regulatory perimeter.
Capital & policy
Startup Bangladesh Limited
State-backed flagship venture vehicle investing in BD-incorporated startups across fintech, deep-tech, healthtech, and climate. Operates with public-sector mandates plus private-style diligence.
Bangladesh Bank Startup Directives (2025)
Updated 2025–2026 BB directives covering startup financing, cross-border share swaps, and outbound investment. Materially reshapes the legal mechanics of BD founders raising offshore.
Insights
How strategic investment in a digital ecosystem pays off — the bKash case
bKash's compounding moat shows what it actually takes to build a payments rail at country scale: agents, KYC, merchants, and regulator alignment.
Top software companies in Bangladesh, 2026
How the 2026 ranking is shaping up between Brain Station 23, DataSoft, ADDIE Soft, and the next tier.
National AI Policy 2026–2030 — what founders need to know
The draft policy framework defines compute, data, and procurement priorities founders should design around.
Bangladesh Bank's 2025 startup directives — cross-border share swaps explained
The new directives finally formalise the mechanics of flipping or share-swapping a BD startup into an offshore HoldCo.
Pitch-deck data points that move BD VCs
Local VCs underwrite differently from global benchmarks — here is the diligence stack to pre-empt.
BD startups in Silicon Valley — funding milestones
BD-origin teams continue closing material rounds in the Valley. The pattern is converging.
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