Marking a milestone in VEON's entry into full-scale digital banking in Bangladesh  VEON Digital Financial Group and Square Group have received approval from Bangladesh Bank for a Digital Bank license, marking VEON's entry into full-scale digital banking in Bangladesh. By combining VEON's global technology expertise with Square Group's deep domestic manufacturing, distribution and retail networks, the new digital bank is expected to extend accessible, end-to-end financial tools to mobile users across the country. VEON Digital Financial Group currently serves 59 million active financial services customers across Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Bangladesh is now set to join this growing footprint, advancing VEON's strategy of building digital financial services ecosystems across its markets.