A special ceremony was organised by People’s Bank on the International Women’s Day under the patronage of People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapaksa and Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Ranjith Kodituwakku, at the People’s Bank head office in Colombo 2, in adherence with all government-mandated safety guidelines.

 
The chief guests of the event were Good Market Global Co-Founder andManaging Director Achala Samaradiwakara and Zmessanger (Pvt.) Ltd and Digital X (Pvt.) Ltd Co-Founder and CEO and Mymed International (Pvt.) Ltd Chairperson Jayomi Lokuliyana.

The event was also graced by Central Bank Deputy Governor Yvette Fernando, Women Senior Superintendent of Police and Women’s and Children Bureau Director Darshika Kumari Ranasinghearachchi, People’s Insurance CEO Jeewani Kariyawasam, professionals and entrepreneurs.

Further, in lieu of the International Women’s Day, People’s Bank presented Smart Ladies deposit certificates and Vanitha Vasana Money Planner investment plans to selected customers.

As a special value addition, People’s Bank has made arrangements to offer special discounts at leading merchant locations to those who open Vanitha Vasana Smart Ladies and Vanitha Vasana money planner invest plans.
Further, the Good Market Registration was presented to the Chairman of People’s Bank, which reaffirms that the bank meets their globally accepted socially  responsible and ethical business practice guidelines.

In addition, People’s Bank’s Lanka QR facility was presented to selected female entrepreneurs as a token of the bank’s commitment to empower female entrepreneurship through digital banking.

Attending this occasion were People’s Bank Senior Deputy General Manager Payments and Digital K.B. Rajapakse, Senior Deputy  General Manager OCS Rohan Pathirage, Deputy General Manager Retail Banking Renuka Jayasinghe and the members of People’s Bank corporate  and executive management. In addition, ceremonies were organised across branches islandwide to commemorate the International Women’s Day.