Axentec Powers Sonali Bank Limited with Secure Connectivity for Farmer’s Card Initiative
Axentec PLC is providing technological support to Sonali Bank PLC in implementing the government’s “Farmer Card” initiative. The pilot programme is ensuring secure and reliable connectivity through the company’s infrastructure.
The Farmer Card programme was recently inaugurated in Tangail, where pilot operations have already begun. Farmers can now access various financial services through point-of-sale (POS) machines. The use of dual SIM technology in these devices ensures uninterrupted network coverage in rural and semi-urban areas.
In the first phase, around 22,000 farmers across 11 agricultural blocks in 11 upazilas of 10 districts are being brought under the programme. The government plans to expand the programme nationwide in phases.
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