CSE-Sampath Bank strengthen capital market access

From left: Sampath Bank Senior Manager SME Banking Strategy Implementation Ranga Pathirana, Sampath Bank Assistant General Manager SME Banking Kasun Fernando, Sampath Bank Deputy General Manager Consumer and SME Banking Asanka Liyanage, Sampath Bank Chief Business Intelligence Officer Darshin Pathinayake, CSE Chief Executive Officer Rajeeva Bandaranaike, CSE Senior Vice President Punyamali Saparamadu, CSE Senior Vice President Legal, Enforcement and Compliance Shivandini Liyanage, CSE Manager Legal and Enforcement Kanishka Gunawardena and CSE Manager Commercial Himashi Wickramasinghe

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and Sampath Bank PLC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) late last month to jointly promote financial literacy, broaden awareness of capital market opportunities and support businesses in accessing sustainable growth avenues. 

By leveraging Sampath Bank’s extensive relationship network together with the CSE’s expertise and product offerings, the collaboration seeks to encourage greater adoption of awareness creation on the financial services ecosystem and best practises among businesses.

The MoU also provides for joint initiatives aimed at facilitating efficient capital formation for businesses, including SMEs, through advisory support and readiness assessments. The collaboration is aligned with the national efforts to enable businesses to scale sustainably while reflecting a strong synergy between the banking and capital market sectors.