# Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dutch-bangla-bank
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [DBBL — official](https://www.dutchbanglabank.com/)

## Overview

**Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL)** is **Bangladeshi commercial bank** + **DSE: DUTCHBANGL + CSE: DUTCHBANGL** + **M Sahabuddin Ahmed Bangladeshi industrialist founder + family controlling** + **one of Bangladesh's largest commercial banks by branch + ATM network** + **DBBL Rocket mobile money pioneer** <sup>[1][1], [Bangladesh report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD)</sup>.

## History

**1996 — Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited founded as Bangladesh-Netherlands joint venture with FMO Netherlands Development Finance Company** distinctive Bangladeshi banking heritage.

**2010 — DBBL launches DBBL Mobile Banking (later rebranded as Rocket)** distinctive Bangladeshi mobile money pioneer.

**2020 — DBBL NexusPay mobile app launch + Bangla QR support**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited DBBL** (Bangladeshi commercial bank; M Sahabuddin Ahmed family controlling).

**Major shareholders**: **M Sahabuddin Ahmed Bangladeshi industrialist founder + family controlling + Bangladeshi retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **Bangladesh Bank**.

## Technical integration

DBBL NexusPay mobile app (iOS + Android) + DBBL Rocket mobile money (USSD + app) + dutchbanglabank.com online + DBBL branch network across Bangladesh + DBBL Visa + Mastercard + Nexus debit cards; BD IBAN + NPSB (National Payment Switch Bangladesh) + Bangla QR (Bangladesh national QR payment standard).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Bangladeshi banking + payments competitors**: [bKash](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bkash) (bKash; BRAC Bank parent; Bangladesh's largest mobile financial service ~80M+ users) + [Nagad](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nagad) (Nagad; Bangladesh Postal Department mobile money) + [BRAC Bank (Astha App)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/brac-bank) (BRAC Bank; DSE: BRACBANK; Bangladeshi commercial bank; bKash parent) + [The City Bank Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/city-bank-bd) (The City Bank; Bangladeshi commercial bank) + [Eastern Bank Bangladesh](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/eastern-bank-bd) (Eastern Bank; Bangladeshi commercial bank) + [Rocket (Dutch-Bangla Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rocket-dbbl) (DBBL Rocket; DBBL mobile money).

**Regulator**: Bangladesh Bank.

## Status

**Active, Bangladeshi commercial bank + DSE:DUTCHBANGL + M Sahabuddin Ahmed family controlling + one of Bangladesh's largest commercial banks by branch + ATM network + DBBL Rocket mobile money pioneer** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.dutchbanglabank.com/ "DBBL — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch-Bangla_Bank "Dutch-Bangla Bank — Wikipedia"
[bd-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD

- [1] [DBBL — official][1]
- [2] [Dutch-Bangla Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Bangladesh report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BD)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/BD-bangladesh.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [dutch-bangla-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/dutch-bangla-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.