Seylan Harasara to bring more benefits to senior citizens

Seylan Bank’s senior citizen savings account Seylan Harasara offers many privileges to the senior citizens by identifying their essential needs and providing relevant financial solutions. 
As a means of providing relief for regular medical needs, Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, announced the offer of a range of discounts for medical services and daily needs to its Harasara debit card holders.

The latest rewards for Seylan Harasara debit card holders are primarily focused on medical needs, as it is one of the most crucial requirements for senior citizens. With this in mind, Seylan Bank has partnered Asiri hospitals, offering up to 20 percent on OPD laboratory services, CT and MRI scans, ECG, X-ray, Mammograms and more selected services when paid for using the Seylan debit card and, discounts up to 10 percent at Asiri Laboratories. The offers also extend to Vision Care, where Harasara card holders receive discounts up to 20 percent on hearing aids and up to 10 percent off for spectacles and sunglasses. 

Furthermore, Seylan Harasara account holders receive 25 percent savings for any treatment at the Siddhalepa Treatment Centres in Horton Place and Mount Lavinia and on OPD medicine and treatments at the Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital. The discount is also extended to room rates for stays over two nights at the Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital. An attractive pension day savings on essentials is offered to senior citizens, where they receive 10 percent off at Cargills Foodcity on the monthly pension day and the following two days. Moreover, a 15 percent discount is on offer for both local and foreign books at Vijitha Yapa bookshops. 

Commenting on the newest offers, Seylan Bank Assistant General Manager Branches Zone 1 Dimuth Sigera stated, “Seylan Bank’s core values consist of going beyond providing only financial solutions to our customers. Our senior citizens are very important to us, as they have contributed to society and now deserve to enjoy the benefits of their work.”  The primary benefits for Seylan Harasara account holders include Pensioners’ Loan up to Rs.5 million, a one-off utility payment up to Rs.5,000 for those who transfer their pension to a Harasara account and continuously remit the pension for three months, a reimbursement up to Rs.200,000 on general surgery and cost for lenses and accessories for cataract surgery. A 60th birthday reward in addition to other retirement benefits, the option to receive e-statements as well as a branded debit card, which can be used as a ‘membership card’ to avail discounts are available for Harasara account holders.