Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The banking sector of Bangladesh needs to pay its total focus on adoption of emerging technologies for survival in the context of rapidly-digitising global financial landscape, a globally renowned futurist said.

"Bangladesh's banks must stop trying to be better ones, instead they should opt for becoming technology-companies" for survival," said Brett King, who is also a bestselling author.

He was speaking at 'Bankers' Meet 2025', organised by UAE-based fintech firm Filps Limited in association with City Bank, Prime Bank and AB Bank in the city on Thursday night.

Mr. King predicted that by the year 2040 all the major financial infrastructures in the world would be powered by technology.

And traditional banks would sur...