QR-based transactions now on Brac Bank’s Astha mobile app

Brac Bank has launched Quick Response (QR)-based transactions through its mobile app Astha to provide customers to carry out transactions conveniently.

It lets users to scan a Brac Bank QR or other banks' QR displayed at the merchant points and make instant payments, a press release said.

Using Astha, the bank's Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cardholders can make payments with just a few taps.

Brac Bank is the only bank providing reward points on QR transactions linked to the bank's debit cards. The customers can earn one reward point for every Tk 100 transaction made through QR platforms.

The bank has also offered 10 times more reward points on the QR-based transactions against credit and debit cards during Ramadan through Astha app.

"We strongly believe that QR payment will play an essential part in paving the way for the country's transition to a cashless society," said Md Mahiul Islam, head of retail banking at Brac Bank.