EBL, Visa unveil co-branded cards, loan products

Eastern Bank Ltd and Visa launched co-brand cards and loan products for Startup Bangladesh Ltd, the flagship venture capital fund of the ICT Division.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for ICT, and Mostafa Osman Turan, Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh, jointly unveiled the card and loan products at the bank's head office in Gulshan, Dhaka yesterday, a press release said.

Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of EBL, and Sami Ahmed, managing director of Startup Bangladesh Ltd, also shared the same podium.  

The co-brand credit cards which come with a number of benefits for the customers will be usable for both domestic and international transactions.

The 'Startup Explorer', a loan product for Startups in Bangladesh, and 'EBL Freedom Freelancer Visa Debit Card' were also launched at the same programme, which will help them manage their foreign currency earnings efficiently.

M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director, Ziaul Karim, head of communications and external affairs, and Nahid Farzana, head of cards, were present.