From Bangladesh. For the World.
About FTCB
The institutional center of gravity for Bangladesh FinTech.
Every mature FinTech industry is anchored by a neutral national center — an institution that credentials the workforce, publishes research the market trusts, convenes regulators and operators on common ground, and represents the country in international forums. FTCB is that institution for Bangladesh.
Credentialed Talent
FTCB Global FinTech Education — twelve leading universities, four duration formats, one combined credential per scholar.
Neutral Research
The annual Bangladesh FinTech Policy Report, South Asia FinTech Index, and thematic studies across the twelve verticals.
Convening & Policy Voice
Bangladesh FinTech Summit, Policy Dialogues with Bangladesh Bank, BSEC, IDRA, and BFIU, and standing Working Groups.
Global Representation
Bangladesh's institutional voice before the IMF, World Bank, BIS, FATF, and IFSB; reciprocity with peer fintech centers.
Founding Chairman
Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur
Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank · Senior career, International Monetary Fund
A Letter from Our Founding Chairman
“A neutral institution for a country ready to lead.”
Bangladesh has reached a moment that very few emerging economies ever reach: a population of more than 190 million served by a FinTech industry that has matured beyond mobile payments and into the full institutional stack. What the country now needs is what every mature FinTech industry eventually builds — a neutral national center.
The Financial Technology Center Bangladesh exists for that purpose. It does not compete with banks, MFS operators, regulators, or universities; it serves them. It credentials the workforce, publishes research the market can trust, convenes the industry on common ground, and represents Bangladesh in the international forums where the future of finance is decided.
Our charter is plain. Stay neutral, and serve the industry rather than any single firm. Run with institutional discipline. Publish what we measure, on a fixed cadence.
I invite Bangladesh's banks, MFS operators, regulators, universities, donors, and our global peers to engage with FTCB on those terms.
— Ahsan H. Mansur
Dhaka, 2026
Operating Model
Five reinforcing pillars. Each produces a distinct institutional output.
- 01
FinTech Education
Credentialed professionals
FTCB Global FinTech Education delivers curriculum sourced from twelve leading universities in four duration formats. Every scholar receives one combined credential — the FTCB Badge plus the originating University Certificate.
- 02
Research & Innovation
Intellectual authority
Annual Bangladesh FinTech Policy Report. South Asia FinTech Index. Thematic studies across the twelve verticals. The FTCB Innovation Lab seeds applied research with industry and regulators.
- 03
Convening & Policy
Domestic relevance, global voice
Bangladesh FinTech Summit, Policy Dialogues with BB / BSEC / IDRA / BFIU, Working Groups. Internationally, reciprocity with peer centers and representation before the IMF, World Bank, BIS, FATF and IFSB.
- 04
Industry Infrastructure
Operating capacity for the sector
Corporate Membership tiers, Sandbox coordination, the FTCB Fintech Passport for cross-border expansion, and the standing FTCB Alumni Network across all credentialed cohorts.
- 05
Women in FinTech
Cross-cutting flagship
100,000 women onboarded as MFS entrepreneurs and agents by 2031, with 10,000+ women credentialed as career fintech professionals. At least 45% of every cohort across all twelve verticals.
Full Stack, Not Just MFS
The Twelve FinTech Verticals of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh FinTech is more than mobile money. FTCB tracks the full stack — from everyday payments to AI-native finance — so policy, capital, and talent reach the full breadth of the industry.
- 01Mobile Financial Services
- 02Digital Banking
- 03Payments & PSO/PSP
- 04Remittance Tech
- 05Personal Lending Tech & BNPL
- 06SME Lending & Inclusion Finance
- 07InsurTech
- 08WealthTech & Capital Markets
- 09Islamic FinTech
- 10Digital Assets, Blockchain & Stablecoins
- 11RegTech, SupTech & Open Banking
- 12AI-Native FinTech
FTCB Global FinTech Education
World-leading institutions. Remote courses. Bangladeshi scholars.
Curriculum sourced from twelve leading universities, combined with the FTCB Local Lab on Bangladesh regulation. Every scholar receives one combined credential — the FTCB Badge plus the originating University Certificate. Affordability is delivered through ScholarPASS Foundation.
Apply for FTCB Education
1 week
Weekly Micro-Credential
Compliance, MFS, payments and security teams
4 weeks
Monthly Foundation
Mid-career professionals across all twelve verticals
12 weeks
Quarterly Specialist
Senior bank executives, founders, regulator staff
24 weeks
FTCB Senior FinTech Fellow
Senior leaders, regulator and ministry staff
Twelve Curriculum Partner Targets
- MIT
- Harvard
- Stanford
- Wharton
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- LSE
- INSEAD
- IITs
- NUS
- Tsinghua
- Peking
Cross-Cutting Flagship
Women in FinTech runs through every vertical.
From Bangladesh. For the World.
Bangladesh has 1.83 million MFS agents nationwide — fewer than 4% are women. FTCB's Women in FinTech flagship is the measurable answer: skills, scholarships, entrepreneurship, and opportunity, embedded in every cohort regardless of vertical.
- 100,000
- Women onboarded as MFS entrepreneurs and agents by 2031
- 10,000+
- Women credentialed as career FinTech professionals
- ≥ 45%
- Women in every FTCB cohort, every vertical
- ≥ 35%
- Scholars from outside Dhaka
Founding Anchor & Governance
Built on institutional credibility.
FTCB is anchored by leadership with regulatory and multilateral standing — the credibility required to serve regulators, global donors, international partners, and Bangladeshi professionals simultaneously.
Founding Chairman
Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur
Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank · Senior career, International Monetary Fund.
Founding Members
Faisal Alam · Arman Chowdhury
Group Structure
Three sister institutions. One mission.
Industry & Policy
Financial Technology Center Bangladesh (FTCB)
The institutional center for Bangladesh FinTech — convening regulators, banks, MFS operators, and academia.
Education Access
ScholarPASS Foundation
Tuition support for Bangladeshi FinTech scholars enrolled at world-leading partner universities.
Research & Inclusion
FinTech for Impact
Independent research and the Women in FinTech Bangladesh flagship program.
Global Network
FTCB joins the global network of FinTech centers.
Bangladesh's institutional voice — collegial, complementary, never duplicative.
Singapore
GFTN / Singapore FinTech Festival
Dubai, UAE
DIFC Innovation Hub
Hong Kong
Cyberport
London, UK
Level39
Gandhinagar, India
GIFT City / IFSCA
Medellín, Colombia
Ruta N
Manama, Bahrain
Bahrain FinTech Bay
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
FinTech Saudi
How to Engage
Six routes into FTCB.
Every relationship is tier-based and transparent — published benefits, equal access for every counterparty.
Universities
Curriculum partnership — license, affiliate enrollment, or co-design.
connect@fintechcenterbd.org
Donors & Philanthropists
ScholarPASS Foundation — global donor pool or Bangladesh CSR.
connect@fintechcenterbd.org
Corporate Members
Patron, Anchor, or Associate tier — Summit, Working Groups, scholar pipeline.
connect@fintechcenterbd.org
Peer FinTech Centers
Reciprocity MOU — sandbox recognition, fellow placement, the FTCB Fintech Passport.
connect@fintechcenterbd.org
Women in FinTech Partners
100,000 Women Agent Initiative — recruit, train, onboard, support, uplift.
connect@fintechcenterbd.org
Investors
FTCB Ventures — Founding LPs, Strategic LPs, or co-investment.
connect@fintechcenterbd.org