Mobile financial service (MFS) provider bKash organised an annual seminar in Dhaka recently to boost the skills of employees engaged in anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML&CFT) activities.

The two-day long seminar brought together employees from the AML&CFT department to address challenges to regulatory compliance, explore new products and services, and discuss the latest developments.

Kamal Quadir, chief executive officer of bKash, attended the seminar, according to a press release.

The seminar also outlined organisational and compliance priorities for the upcoming year.

During the seminar, various aspects of AML&CFT compliance programme were analysed and discussed, keeping the compliance officers updated with recent developments in systems and solutions.

In its reporting, bKash has developed dedicated compliance teams deployed in various regions of the country in line with the recommendations of the regulator.

The MFS provider is also playing a pioneering role among the Bangladeshi MFS providers in deploying customised compliance tools like "AML360 Financial Crime Investigation Solution" and "Screening Intelligence System".

Maj Gen (retd) Sheikh Md Monirul Islam, chief external and corporate affairs officer and chief anti-money laundering and compliance officer of the MFS provider, along with other high officials of bKash were present.