Mind MaprsBanking Technology Advisory
Banking Technology Advisory
Technology decisions a Board can defend.
Mind Maprs provides independent, evidence-based technology advisory to banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh. We assess, score, compare, and recommend. The bank decides.
Why banks work with us
Five reasons
We have run it
Our practice is led by a former Executive Vice President and Head of IT and eBiz Operations of a scheduled bank, who ran a live core banking, card, and disaster recovery estate for eighteen years and served concurrently as CTO of the bank’s India operations.
We are independent
We hold no reseller, referral, or implementation relationships with the platforms we evaluate. Our advice is to the bank alone.
We work from evidence
Every finding is verified, scored, and referenced to the governing Bangladesh Bank clause. We distinguish between what is answered and what is evidenced.
We bring the bank, not only the technology
Our team includes Shariah, credit, trade finance, and general banking experts alongside systems, network, and information security specialists, with more than 100 years of combined banking and banking technology leadership.
We write for the Board
Our deliverables are built to be read by directors and inspectors: gap analyses with clause references, RAG-rated heat maps, sequenced roadmaps with budgets, and Board-ready presentations.
Eleven services, one method
What we do
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IT Assessment and Gap Analysis
A regulator-aligned assessment of the technology estate that surfaces the maturity gaps that matter most and converts them into a prioritized remediation roadmap.
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Core Banking System Evaluation and Migration Strategy
Retain, upgrade, consolidate, or replace, decided on evidence, with a migration strategy that protects every balance to the taka.
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Post-Merger IT Integration and Consolidation
Same-yardstick assessment of every legacy estate and one migration strategy under two constraints: Zero Downtime and Security First Architecture.
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Digital Transformation Roadmap
Readiness across six dimensions and a three-phase plan: Stabilize, Modernize, Transform.
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Regulatory Compliance Advisory
Clause-by-clause assessment against the Bangladesh Bank ICT Security Guideline, Cybersecurity Framework, CBS, Cloud, Partner Network, and eKYC guidelines.
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Vendor Evaluation and Selection
Model RFPs, weighted scorecards, local deployment mapping, and five-year TCO.
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Infrastructure, Data Center, and Resilience Strategy
Production DC, Near DC, and DR sites designed to regulatory requirements and business impact.
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Cybersecurity Posture and Governance
Control-by-control maturity, security-first build sequences, and Board-level security governance.
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Board and Executive Technology Advisory
A retained, independent technology voice at the Board table.
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Digital Bank, Payments, and Fintech Advisory
Technical documentation, product design, platform selection, and regulatory alignment.
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Training and Capability Building
Practitioner-led programmes for implementation and migration teams.
Read moreFive stages, applied the same way every time
How we work
Discover, Assess, Score, Prioritize, Recommend. Controls are rated on a 0 to 5 maturity scale and weighted 1 to 3 by criticality, giving defensible domain-level scores rather than checkbox compliance.
Discover
Questionnaires, documents, interviews.
Assess
Evidence-based validation.
Score
Weighted maturity scoring.
Prioritize
RAG-rated risk heat map.
Recommend
Sequenced remediation roadmap.
Aligned to
Bangladesh Bank frameworks
- ICT Security Guideline v4.0
- Cybersecurity Framework 2026
- CBS Guidelines v2.0
- Cloud Computing Guideline
- Guidelines on Partner Network, Version 1.0 (2026)
- BFIU Circular 25
- Guidelines on Electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) Banking, 2026
- Personal Data Protection Ordinance and Cyber Security Ordinance
Who we serve
Scheduled banks, conventional and Islamic; merging and acquiring banks; digital bank applicants; mobile financial services and payment providers; non-bank financial institutions; and telecom and technology groups entering financial services.
Leadership
Led by a former bank CTO
The practice is led by Khandaker Anwar, Founder and CEO of Mind Maprs, with 26 years in banking technology including 18 years at AB Bank PLC as Executive Vice President and Head of IT and eBiz Operations, and concurrently CTO of AB Bank India Operations. He currently serves as Consultant to the Board for Technology and Digital Transformation at a Shariah-based scheduled bank.
Questions banks ask
FAQ
No. Banking Technology Advisory is an independent practice. We do not resell, implement, or take referral fees from the platforms we evaluate.
A single-bank assessment typically runs three to five months depending on scope. A multi-entity post-merger assessment with migration strategy runs seven to eight months.
Yes. Our team includes a Shariah expert, and we assess Islamic product structures, profit distribution, and Shariah-aligned technology governance as part of core banking and transformation work.
Yes. We map the approvals an initiative requires, including data center and DR establishment, cloud hosting, and partner arrangements, and support the filings.
We define the strategy, the sequencing, and the controls, and we can provide programme assurance during execution. Implementation is carried out by the bank and its selected vendors, which preserves our independence.
Dhaka, Bangladesh. We work on site with our clients.
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Contact
Speak with
Khandaker Anwar
Founder and CEO
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Mind Maprs, Bilquis Tower, 3rd Floor, Plot 6, Road 46, 2nd Circle, Gulshan 2, Dhaka-1212