HNB empowers women drivers with Pink Drives partnership for leasing

From left: HNB Leasing Executive Business Development Mahesh Ratnayake, HNB Assistant Manager Leasing Roshan De Silva, HNB Head of Leasing Niluka Amarasinghe, HNB Head of Personal Financial Services Kanchana Karunagama, HNB Deputy General Manager Retail and SME Banking Sanjay Wijemanne, Pink Drives (Pvt.) Ltd Founder/CEO Shohan Kulasuriya, Pink Drives (Pvt.) Ltd COO, Liswith Obinamuni and Pink Drives (Pvt.) Ltd Head of Operations Shani Madurangi at the ceremony

Empowering women drivers and commuters, Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC partnered with ride-sharing app Pink Drives to offer lady drivers access to exclusive bundled leasing, insurance and card packages with special low-interest rates.

“HNB is proud to partner and support Pink Drives in its pioneering mission to empower women, by providing them with a means to financial empowerment, while delivering a safe and convenient mode of transportation for women and children,” HNB Head of Leasing Niluka 
Amarasinghe said.

In addition to special low-interest leasing facilities, Pink Drives chauffeurs will also be offered a free life insurance cover of up to Rs.4.5 million and natural death insurance of Rs.600,000, as well as a Prestige Prime credit card with the first year annual fee waived off. Notably, women who open and maintain accounts with HNB will have access to Pink Drives ride-sharing platform.

“We are delighted to partner with HNB to offer our chauffeurs convenient leasing facilities inclusive of attractive interest rates and benefits. Our services aim to provide women and children in Sri Lanka a safe journey to their destination, while also offering women drivers a hassle-free mode of employment,” Pink Drives (Pvt.) Ltd Founder/CEO Shohan Kulasuriya said.

Pink Drives is Sri Lanka’s first and only lady driven taxi service for ladies and kids. Initially providing the service in Colombo and the suburbs, the company utilises the latest technology to facilitate safer and convenient travel while empowering women.