Bangladesh Electronic Funds Transfer Network

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Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer Network (BEFTN) is a Bangladeshi electronic fund transfer network between banks within Bangladesh. [1] Its main purpose is to transfer funds between bank accounts. [2] The network can settle debit and credits. Salary, bill, dividend, interest could be paid through the system.

History

The network was established in 2011(14 years ago). [3]

From November 2023, fund transfer of Bangladesh Automated Clearing House (BACH) was to be accomplished through Nikash-BEFTN. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. Payment and Settlement SystemsBangladesh Bank
  2. Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer NetworkBangladesh Bank
  3. "Payment and Settlement Systems". Bangladesh Bank. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  4. "Electronic fund transfers thru Nikash-BEFTN software from November 12". The Daily Star. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  5. নিকাশ-বিইএফটিএন ইলেকট্রনিক ফান্ড ট্রান্সফার শুরু. Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  6. "Long wait for poor to get cash set to end with new fund transfer software". The Business Standard. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-04-16.