Commercial Bank named Sri Lanka’s “Best Trade Finance Bank” at Euromoney Awards

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC was named Sri Lanka’s Best Trade Finance Bank at the Euromoney Transaction Banking Awards 2025, in recognition of the Bank’s strong performance and continued contribution to supporting Sri Lanka’s export and import sectors.

This global recognition from Euromoney, a leading authority in financial markets, celebrates institutions that demonstrate innovation, leadership, and measurable impact in transaction banking across cash management, payments, trade finance, and technology. Commercial Bank is Sri Lanka’s clear market leader in trade finance, commanding a 21% share in exports and a 14.26% share in imports, demonstrating its strong presence across both segments. 

In 2024, the Bank supported over US$ 5 billion in trade transactions, underscoring its unmatched role in enabling the flow of goods, services, and foreign exchange. Its leadership has also been recognised regionally by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which named Commercial Bank its Leading Partner Bank in Sri Lanka for the fourth consecutive year under the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme.

At the forefront of Commercial Bank’s recent innovations is ComBank TradeLink, Sri Lanka’s first fully integrated, end-to-end digital trade finance platform. The system brings all trade finance operations – from Letters of Credit to export collections and shipping guarantees – into one secure online interface, providing customers real-time visibility, faster processing, and paperless convenience. This digitalisation drive has redefined the client experience, reduced manual processes and improved turnaround times across thousands of transactions.

As Sri Lanka’s largest private sector bank and the first to surpass US$ 1 billion in market capitalisation, Commercial Bank continues to lead in supporting national trade, driving digital transformation, and shaping a more inclusive and resilient export economy, the Bank said.

Commercial Bank was the first bank in the country to be listed among the Top 1000 Banks of the World, and has the highest Tier I capital base among all Sri Lankan banks. The Bank is the largest private sector lender in Sri Lanka and the largest lender to the country’s SME sector.