Agent Banking Performance and its prospects: A study on some selected publicly traded commercial banks in Bangladesh.

Agent banking means providing limited scale banking and financial services to the underserved population through engaged agents under a valid agency agreement, rather than a teller/cashier. It is the owner of an outlet who conducts banking transactions on behalf of a bank. With regards to upward trend in economy banking sector is getting changes dynamically in terms of services, product and various operations. Different kinds of services and facilities make revolution in the banking sector. Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, SMS Banking, Agent banking etc. are the most effective and epoch‐making facilities that boost up the banking activities intensely. Agent banking is one of the significant and revolutionary tools that make all time the rural people under a single umbrella of banking service. Agents banking play a vital role in banking sector for economic development both in urban and rural areas. This study is based on descriptive research where it focuses on the current growth of agent banking in Bangladesh and the future in the context of the state of agent banking. Secondary data were used as research data in this study.