Visa Inc. (NYSE: V)announced the appointment of SoumyaBasu as Country Manager – Bangladesh for Visa. Soumya will head the operations of the company in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan and sit on Visa’s leadership team in the region.
Late last year, Visa announced its plans to establish a country liaison office in Bangladesh. Through this entity, Visa will have a dedicated team of professionalsbased in Dhaka, now headed by Soumya, and will introduce new services to Bangladeshi consumers, playing a more prominent role in the growth of digital payments across the country.
Prior to joining Visa, Soumyaheld management positions with leading multinational companies in India including Tata Group, CRISIL and Diebold Nixdorf leading sales and business development mandates across the region.
T R Ramachandran, Group Country Manager, India and South Asia, Visa said, “We are delighted to introduce SoumyaBasu as Country Manager for Bangladesh. Soumya has been pivotal in furthering digital payments in Bangladesh over the past five years.”
On his appointment,SoumyaBasu, Country Manager – Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan said, “I am delighted to have been chosen by Visa for this exciting opportunity in the market. Having worked closely with our clients, regulators and business partners over the past few years, we are conscious of Visa’s pioneering role in driving digital payments in Bangladesh.”
