The Bank of Ceylon commenced its New Year operations with a ceremony on January 2nd, the first working day. Religious ceremonies were also carried out on this day. The ceremony took place under the patronage of the Bank’s chairman, Ronald C. Pe

Under the Citi-CCC rural economic empowerment programme, Hatton National Bank (HNB) provided loan facilities to a group of micro-scale businessmen in the Urubokke area of the Matara district to commence new businesses as well as for expansion of exis

DFCC’s New Year family saving offer received an overwhelming response as many customers walked into DFCC branches across its network on the 1st of January 2017 with their families to make deposits and earn rewards. 

The leading non-bank finance company in Sri Lanka, People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC), opened its 100th branch in the Hanwella town (No: 132/3, Colombo Road, Hanwella) recently. 

REUTERS: Indonesia will drop JPMorgan Chase & Co from providing some services to the government after the bank’s research arm said investors should reduce their exposure to the country, senior finance ministry officials said yesterday.

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Seylan Bank commenced work for the year 2017 after religious ceremonies held at the Seylan Bank head office. Seylan Bank PLC Chairman Ravi Dias, Director/Chief Executive Officer Kapila Ariyaratne, Director Rear Admiral Ananda Peiris with the senior m

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The inauguration of business activities at Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) took place on January 2 amidst a distinguished gathering comprising Public Enterprise Development Minister Kabir Hashim, Public Enterprise Development Deputy Minister Eran Wickremar

Nations Trust Bank (NTB) yesterday unveiled the Nations Max Bonus savings account.  With Nations Max Bonus, you will be able to enjoy the best yields for savings accounts and relax with the knowledge that your savings are safe with one of Sri La

REUTERS: State Bank of India, the country’s biggest lender by assets, said yesterday it had cut its lending rates by 90 basis points for maturities ranging from overnight to three-year tenures, after experiencing a surge in deposits.

REUTERS:  Deutsche Bank has agreed to a US $ 7.2 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. The agreement in principle, announced by Deu

Commercial Bank of Ceylon has strengthened its presence in the deep south of Sri Lanka with the opening of two branches in Deiyandara and Morawaka.

Amana Bank PLC, Sri Lanka’s first non-interest model Islamic bank, is in talks with prospective foreign parties to infuse equity capital to meet the regulatory minimum capital requirements, the bank said in a stock exchange filing. 

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Sampath Bank will yet again gratify its savings accountholders with a special gift scheme from January 1, 2017. 

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been declared the‘Best SME Bank’ in Sri Lanka in 2016 by International Finance Magazine (IFM) of the UK, for ‘making a significant difference and adding value, and achieving the highest standards of

ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated total assets, recently joined ‘LankaPay Common ATM Network’, the national payment network that facilitates high quality electronic financial services at affordable pric

LB Finance PLC clinched 3 elite awards at the 52nd Annual Report Awards organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka for their excellent performance, topping all achievements.  The event renewed recognition and reputation for

DFCC Bank will launch a unique savings proposition for families with the objective of empowering them to build a secure financial foundation in the New Year. This scheme will be launched on the 1st of January and all DFCC’s branches will be ope

As students get ready to face their Advance Level in the year 2017, the Bank of Ceylon is set to reward their achievement with a valuable scholarship award. 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) and Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (Allied World) announced that they have entered into a merger agreement, pursuant to which Fairfax will acquire all of the outstanding registered ordinary sh

This holiday season will ring out good news for NDB Good Life cardholders with great deals while using their NDB Good Life cards this festive time of the year.

The Australian based start-up M/s AirCoin International joint hands with Epic Technology Group of Sri Lanka’s, a premier technology conglomerate synonymous for innovative FinTech Solutions, to develop and launch a ‘one of its kind’

The beginning of a new academic year provides a fresh start for students to reignite their love for learning - and starting the first day of school with new school supplies is a wonderful feeling for children. 

At the recently concluded National Business Excellence Awards organised by the National Chamber of Commerce,

DFCC Bank, a keen proponent of savings is launching a unique scheme that encourages customers to make savings a family habit. 

Commercial Bank Managing Director/CEO Jegan Durairatnam was in London earlier this month to accept the Bank of the Year award presented by The Banker magazine at a gala black-tie dinner at Hilton London Bankside. This was the 10th time Commercial Ban

LankaClear (Pvt.) Ltd, the operator of LankaPay – Sri Lanka’s national payment network, swept the coveted Gold award at the 52nd Annual Report Awards held recently. 

Mirror Business recently met with Sampath Bank PLC Consumer Banking Senior DGM Tharaka Ranwala to get his views on the bank’s and nation’s renowned credit card brand – SampathCards.  Below are the excerpts.