The Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP) is an initiative of the Bangladesh government; whose primary objective is to bring the general people online to deliver digital financial services connected to financial transactions.

It will serve as a bridge between a variety of financial service providers, including banks, non-banking financial institutions, merchants and enterprises, and usual clients. Bangladesh Bank will manage the IDTP platform.

“IDTP will allow real-time and low-cost transfer of funds in the financial sector,” stated State Minister for ICT, Junaid Ahmed Palak.

Area and type of service:

• The Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP) will be a service whose application programming interface (API) will be used by the country’s Fintech companies and will enable digital money transactions, e-commerce, m-commerce, bill payments, merchant payments, exchange of remittances, machine-to-machine payments and other transactions are possible through it.
• Simply, the inter-operative digital transaction platform is a new means to move money from one mobile financial service (MFS) to another MFS, as well as from MFS to banks and other payment service providers (PSPs). This implies that all financial service providers will be grouped together.
• For example, a bKash user will be able to effortlessly transfer money to a Nagad user; once the IDTP platform is enabled.
• IDTP registered clients can scan the QR code (Quick Response Code)  to pay for goods in any store or shop, in addition to digital transactions. By the implementation of IDTP clients will be able to conduct financial transactions with more convenience. Because, each transaction will be protected by Two Factor Authentication (2FA).
• Money transaction through NID card- Because all of a customer’s transactions will be done through his or her National Identity Card Number (NID), the number of issues such as money laundering, financial fraud, and illegal funding should be reduced.

Implementation of IDTP:
In the conference room of the Information and Communication Technology Department at ICT Tower, Agargaon, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2019 between the Information and Communication Technology Department and Bangladesh Bank for the implementation of the Inter-Operative Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP). The goal of the effort is to boost fintech and digital financial inclusion.

On behalf of the Information and Communication Technology Department, Syed Mojibul Haque, Director (Additional Secretary), Idea Project; and on behalf of Bangladesh Bank, Mesbaul Haque, General Manager, Payment Systems Department, signed the MoU.