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Citibank offers DESA `CitiConnect' online bill collection services
15th May, 2008
Citibank, N.A. Bangladesh and Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Wednesday, which will facilitate online bill collection of DESA through CitiConnect.
Customers of DESA will be able to receive their bills at CitiConnect website and make online payments via Citi's innovative payment gateway. Rafiul Alam, Secretary, DESA and Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, Director and Head of Global Transaction Services, Citigroup Bangladesh signed the agreement on behalf of their organizations. Brigadier General Md. Nazrul Hasan, Chairman DESA, Ivo Distelbrink, Managing Director and Regional Sales Head for Treasury and Trade Solutions for Citi Global Transaction Services (GTS) and other senior officials from both the organizations also attended the signing ceremony.
"The introduction of a faster and more convenient collection system will give us a great competitive advantage. CitiConnect will allow our customers to not only better manage their time and efficiency, it will also enable them to streamline their bill collection, reporting and accounting processes," said Brigadier General Md. Nazrul Hasan.
Ivo Distelbrink said, "CitiConnect is widely used by our clients in Asia specially government institutions to collect taxes, customs duties and utility payments from their customers."
Release link:
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=33585
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