Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
People's Bank is a state-owned commercial bank in Sri Lanka. The second largest commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Established on 1 July 1961, it has its head-offices at Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Street in Colombo. The bank offer both retail and corporate banking services, with a network of 739 local branches, service centers and has an asset ...
The General Direction No 01 of 2018 as per the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under section 44 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act No 28 of 2005 came into immediate effect as of 25 July 2018 implies to the operations of the Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch, Lanka Clear (Pvt) Ltd and members of CEFTS. [8]
The Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System, commonly known as SLIPS, is a LKR-only online interbank payment and fund transfer system in Sri Lanka. [1] [2]SLIPS is owned by LankaClear, an organization owned by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and all Licensed Commercial Banks operating in Sri Lanka, with 47.19% of shares held by the CBSL and State owned commercial banks, and 52.81% by other private banks.
Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka (HDFC) National Savings Bank; Regional Development Bank (Pradheshiya Sanwardhana Bank) Sanasa Development Bank; Sri Lanka Savings Bank; State Mortgage and Investment Bank; Source: Central Bank, September 2020 [2]
The Sri Lankan banking industry was changed during the late 1980s with the introduction of automation by private banking corporations. [10] Previously, few foreign banks were operating within Sri Lanka with few branches such as Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, etc. HSBC was using interactive electronic customer interfaces such as automated teller machines (ATMs).
In 2012, FNB acquired Parkvale Savings Bank, which was based in Monroeville. [16] [17] [18] In 2015, FNB acquired Metro Bank (formerly Commerce Bank) of Harrisburg. In 2016, FNB agreed to a $1.4 billion deal with Yadkin Financial of Raleigh, North Carolina, [19] [20] the largest deal in the company's history, giving FNB 98 branches in North ...
The company is ranked 30th in LMD 100, an annual list of leading listed companies in Sri Lanka. [3] Brand Finance placed the company 21st amongst the 100 most valuable brands in Sri Lanka. [ 4 ] The company was incorporated in 1995 and in 2010 listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. 75% of the shares of the company is held by the People's Bank ...
The Sri Lanka Savings Bank was established in July 2006 as a private limited company under the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988 and it was incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act. [2] The bank obtained license to operate as a specialised bank from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.