Marking a key milestone in its steadfast commitment towards achieving carbon neutrality in 2030, LOLC Finance PLC was awarded I

For the third consecutive year, Mastercard has been chosen as the Most Valuable Payment Partner by Daraz, Sri Lanka’s l

More than 400 retired government servants were hosted at a Pensioners’ Day event in Anuradhapura by Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently, enabling them to discuss their banking requirements with the officials of the bank.

Amãna Bank has partnered with Daraz, Sri Lanka’s leading e-commerce marketplace, to offer the bank’s children’s savings account holders an innovative gifting experience. This partnershi

Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC (SDF) recently opened its newest branch in Kethsirigama, Ampara. This milestone expansion marks a significant leap forward in SDF’s mission to empower rural communities and provide access to financial services, pa

NDB is proud to announce its appointment as a member of the LankaPay USD Online Payment System. The Sri Lanka Interbank USD Online Payment System is yet another payment product introduced by LankaPay, with the aim of assisting the Central Bank of Sr

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced another initiative under its Green lending portfolio to support customers who share the bank’s commitment towards the environment. Green Home L

People’s Bank’s Annual Report 2022, titled Creating a Legacy of Caring for Generations to Come, won five awards at the recently held International ARC Awards 2023. With a history spanning over 30 years and an annual application pool of over 1,60

Among the great challenges posed to democracy today is the use of technology, data and automated systems in ways that threaten the rights of the public. Unchecked social media data collection has been used to threaten people’s opportunities, underm

National Development Bank (NDB) partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to conduct a series of workshops and

In an exclusive interview with HNB FINANCE’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Chaminda Prabhath, we delve into the company’s remarkable ability to overcome challenges and drive growth in the Sri Lankan financial sector. Despite navig

According to the latest figures published by the Finance Ministry, the present administration continues to borrow more money, both domestic and foreign funds and thus increasing the overall debt stock. The total public debt is around US $ 92 billion

Sri Lankan consumers have chosen Ceylinco Life, which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, as the most popular life insurance company in the country for an unprecedented 17th consecutive year, leading to the life insurance leader receiving the p

Singer Finance PLC, a subsidiary of Singer Sri Lanka and the Hayleys group, is set to mark a significant milestone as it celebrates the opening of its 49th and 50th branches in Nelliady and Jaffna, respectively.

Opening doors to a seamless and reliable banking experience accompanied with digital banking for its customers, Bank of Ceylon’s (BOC) Pinnawala branch was recently relocated to convenient and spacious locations equipped with CRM facilities.

Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) entered into a strategic partnership with MegaPay (Pvt.) Ltd recently to provide greater convenience for SLIC customers to make real-time payments.

People’s Bank, one of the leading banks in Sri Lanka, has launched a Toastmasters Club to provide its employees with an opportunity to develop their leadership and communication skills.

Experienced treasury dealer Harindra Oberysekere has been promoted as Amana Bank’s Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions while being inducted to the bank’s Management Committee.

“Maintaining a sound and adequately capitalised banking system is important. Implementing a bank recapitalisation plan and strengthening financial supervision and crisis management framework are crucial to ensure financial sector stability.” Pres

Ceylinco General Insurance expresses its heartfelt gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for being crowned the ‘People’s General Insurance Brand of The Year’ at the 2023 SLIM Kantar People’s Awards, for a record 17th consecutive year.

Understanding customers’ needs, DFCC Bank credit cards provide a generous 1 percent guaranteed CashBack feature for all cardholders 365 days a year.

Sri Lanka Insurance held its ‘MDRT Day 2023’ to honour and recognise the MDRT winners of Sri Lanka Insurance for 2022.

LOLC Al-Falaah was honoured with four awards at The Islamic Finance Forum for South Asia (IFFSA) for their achievements and exceptional performance in expanding the frontiers of Alternate Finance in the domestic and global financial arena.

Following up on recent efforts to support the agricultural sector despite the challenges they face today, HNB PLC partnered with Browns Agriculture, the pioneer of agricultural machinery in Sri Lanka.

Leading home-grown one-stop payment app PayMaster has won two awards at the recent LankaPay Technnovation 2023 Awards. The app won the Gold Award for Best Mobile Application for Retails Payments in the Fintech sector and a Merit Award for Most Popula

National Development Bank PLC (NDB) recently re-launched one of its iconic campaigns - “Salli Ratin – Thagi Apen” to promote and encourage the channeling of foreign remittances through the Western Union money transfer platform.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has significantly expanded trade opportunities for its business clients through the launch of two new platforms, one in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the other developed independently

People’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse presented the People’s Bank’s Annual Report for the year 2022 to Secretary to the Treasury of Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization & National Policies K. M. Mahinda Siriwardana at the Finance Mi

HNB PLC continued to showcase its trail-blazing market leadership in international trade services after being declared Sri Lanka’s ‘Best Service in Trade Finance (Asia Banks)’ and ‘Market Leader in Trade Finance (Asia Banks)’ for 2023 by th

Dr.D. Kumaratunge, former Assistant Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka was recently appointed as senior advisor to the Fintech Association of Sri Lanka (FASL).