Digital Finance Forum Bangladesh (DFFB) is the professional organization of digital finance, fintech, and financial inclusion professionals- dedicated to the capacity building of the stakeholders and providing technical support to policymakers and ecosystem participants. DFFB was founded by the alumni of Digital Frontiers Institute. We have started our journey as a social media group in 2017. We formed the first Convening Committee in 2019.
Objectives of DFFB:
- • To function as an institution for the development and promotion of digital financial services, fintech, and financial inclusion.
- • To collect information with a view to the dissemination of knowledge on digital finance services and to stimulate a greater understanding of Financial Technology (FinTech).
- • To provide facilities to professionals in digital finance services and to provide information and offer advice to them.
- • In particular, the Forum works:
- • To produce, provide and disseminate information on current research and practice in digital finance.
- • To train, build expertise, increase learning and expand the general pool of professionals skilled in digital finance.
- • To promote, advocate and raise awareness of digital finance and related issues.
- • To act as a representative voice of its members and make representation to national and international bodies on digital finance.
- • To forge strategic alliances with relevant agencies nationally and internationally, and work collaboratively together with other organizations to promote and advance digital finance.
- • To promote, support, or develop policy, industry practices, guidelines, or other measures affecting the interests of digital finance.
- • To collect and disseminate of statistical and other information relating to digital finance.
- • To take all steps as may be deemed expedient, whether solely or in concert with others, to raise and encourage funding for digital finance.
- • To provide a common forum for the development and coordination of digital finance strategies nationally and internationally
Events organized by Digital Finance Forum Bangladesh during June, 2020- July, 2021
- 1) Webinar "Data Sharing in Financial Services: Unlocking real Benefits in Fintech Industry" organized jointly with a2i Programme, ICT Division and The Business Standard on 11 August, 2021
- 2) Webinar “Fintech Innovation Talk: Digital Credit Scoring – Financing the Underbanked” on 22 May, 2021
- 3) Webinar “Fintech Innovation Talk: Open Banking API- Banking of the Future” on 05 June, 2021
- 4) Webinar “FinTech Innovation Talk: Telecom Data for Alternative Credit Scoring” on 26 June, 2021
- 5) Webinar “Trend of Mobile Money in Bangladesh” on 27 February, 2021
- 6) Webinar “Digital Banking- What's the Future?” on 16 January, 2021
- 7) Webinar “StartUp Investment in Bangladesh” on 24 October, 2020
- 8) Webinar “Digital Identity for Digital Economy” on 12 September, 2020
- 9) Webinar “e-KYC & Digital Financial Services” on 29 August, 2020
- 10) Webinar “Monetary Policy for Covid-19 Economic Recovery” on 14 August, 2020
- 11) Webinar “Prospect of Blockchain Finance” on 06 August, 2021
- 12) Webinar series “Digital Credit for Covid-19 Economic Recovery” (six episode) jointly organized by a2i Programme, ICT Division during June 01, 2020- July 11, 2020