Flash app introduces eco awareness feature a first in Sri Lanka for an app


Commercial Bank’s groundbreaking digital banking app ‘Flash’ has been upgraded with revolutionary features never before seen in the market, to enable users to compute the environmental impact of their spending through a ‘Save the Environment’ feature and better manage their expenses via an Advanced Budgeting feature.

HNB DIMO partner to offer exclusive leasing options for Mercedes Benz and Jeep


Sri Lanka’s premier private sector bank HNB PLC, partnered with Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) the only authorised general dealer for Mercedes- Benz and Jeep in Sri Lanka, to offer customers an exclusive range of leasing packages inclusive of attractive interest rates and benefits.

Giving life to the golden ideas of our youth Derana START UP 2021


In relation to the national interest of fostering a culture of entrepreneurship among Sri Lanka’s youth, Derana START UP 2021, the much-needed entrepreneurial TV show has commenced its search for interested applicants.

Senkadagala Finance receives US 25mn facility from FMO


Senkadagala Finance PLC recently announced that it received a US $25 million 5 Year Green Investment Facility from Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO).

Peoples Bank further slashes loan interest rates up to 6 to support SMEs and 9 for Personal Loan facilities


As the bank of the people, People’s Bank has stepped forward to fulfill its obligations and assist the Government’s ongoing efforts to re-start the Sri Lankan economy and help the people of the country to get some form of normalcy to their lives by reducing interest rates to 9% onwards across several loan schemes.

Softlogic Life ranked as Sri Lanka s 7th most transparent company


Sri Lanka’s fastest-growing life insurer, Softlogic Life has been ranked as the 7th most transparent listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange as well as the most transparent insurance company in Sri Lanka by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) in its latest report titled ‘Transparency in Corporate Reporting (TRAC): Assessing the Top 50 Listed Companies in Sri Lanka’.

NDB Wealth Number 1 Wealth Management Company in Sri Lanka


NDB Wealth Management continues to be ranked as the number one Wealth manager in Sri Lanka.

Sahana Package from Mahindra and Ideal Finance enables affordable vehicle purchasing


Mahindra Finance, India’s leading Non-Banking Finance Company together with Ideal Finance Ltd, the finance arm of the Ideal Group, recently introduced a special COVID Sahana package to facilitate buyers of Mahindra personal and light commercial vehicles with affordable hire purchase plans.

HNB ramps up COVID relief with extension of over Rs. 350 Bn in loan moratoriums


Building on efforts to finance a grassroots revival of the national economy, Sri Lanka’s highest ranked private sector bank in the Banker Top 1000 world banks ranking, HNB PLC, ramped up assistance to individuals and enterprises negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic by granting debt moratoriums worth Rs. 350 billion as at the end of June 2020.

Industrial Asphalts Ceylon PLC embarks on an ambitious expansionary plan


Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) PLC (IAC), a company listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange under the stock code ASPH.N is going through a capital raising exercise with the announcement of the rights issue.

ComBank conducts webinar on Financial Literacy Banking Solutions for Micro SMEs

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon conducted a webinar on Financial Literacy and Banking Solutions for Small, Medium and Micro Entrepreneurs recently, in collaboration with the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) of Sri Lanka.