With Sri Lanka and Bangladesh witnessing deepening bilateral economic cooperation in recent years, particularly in key power and other large scale projects, HNB’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Alles said the Bank is looking forward to strengthening its support and furthering strategic partnerships with those who wish to increase their scope of business in Bangladesh.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that it has enabled its entire automated teller machine (ATM) network to acquire and process ATM transactions through the EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) integrated circuit, becoming the first ATM Network to be fully EMV compliant in Sri Lanka.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to develop the country’s first National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) to promote a more effective and efficient process to improve financial inclusion across Sri Lanka.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has introduced mobile banking in the literal sense with the launch of ‘Bank on Wheels’ – a modified and branded vehicle designed to provide basic over-the-counter banking facilities to customers living outside city limits.

Sri Lanka’s most popular retail bank, HNB PLC announced the relocation of its Nawaloka Hospital customer centre to the 2nd floor of the newly constructed multi-storey Specialist Centre at Nawaloka Hospital.

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has installed an automated teller machine (ATM) at the refurbished Sathosa Mega Outlet in Welisara.

Continuing on its journey to better serve a growing base of valued customers, Softlogic Finance PLC announced the further expansion of its branch network with the opening of its 35th fully-fledged new branch in Gampaha.

Eimsky Business Solutions Pvt Ltd, providing world class customizable software solutions serving multiple industries across Sri Lanka, SE Asia and Australia, was recognized with a merit award in the application tools and platforms category at the prestigious APICTA Awards 2017 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

LVL Energy Fund Limited (LVEF) rang the opening bell to commence trading and celebrate the listing of its shares at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has been recognised as the ‘Best Digital Bank’ in Sri Lanka and has been presented the award for the ‘Best Mobile Banking Application’ by the prestigious London-based ‘World Finance’ magazine celebrating achievement, innovation and brilliance at its annual awards for 2017.

GroupM Sri Lanka became the country’s most awarded media agency in 2017, successfully adding another two medals to its collection at the Campaign Asia Agency of the Year Awards in Mumbai on 5 December 2017.