?HNB Assurance won first place in the inaugural Inter-Insurance team quiz, which was held at Excel World recently. 

?A special Savings Account designed to support micro entrepreneurs and promote financial inclusivity to this segment has been launched by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Sri Lanka’s largest private bank.

?The local unit of the world’s leading credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Lanka Rating Agency (LRA) this week re-affirmed its rating on Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC’s (PABC) long and short-term financial insti

?Continental Insurance Lanka Ltd (CILL) joined Hatton National Bank (HNB) in a payee partnership that gives CILL customers the convenience of carrying out insurance payments through HNB’s network of Electronic Digital Channels and its extensive

?Fitch Ratings Lanka has revised Sri Lanka-based Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC’s (PABC) outlook to negative from stable. The agency has affirmed PABC’s National Long-Term Rating at ‘BBB(lka)’ and the rating on PABC’s

The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB) celebrated its 25th anniversary prestigiously by recognising and felicitating the people who played a significant role throughout the years. 

Reinforcing its status as one of the country’s fastest growing insurers, Asian Alliance Insurance PLC achieved a gross written premium (GWP) of Rs.867 million for life...

?The net profit of the Hatton National Bank Group Insurance subsidiary, HNB Assurance PLC fell 71 percent to Rs.15.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (1Q15) from a year ago. 

?Continental Insurance Lanka Ltd (CILL) customers can now use Hatton National Bank’s (HNB) internet and mobile banking platform and island wide Customer Centre network to carry out transactions for property, motor, marine and general accident i

?Orient Finance PLC and Bartleet Finance PLC said yesterday that they were awaiting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval to carry out the proposed amalgamation of the two entities.

?Fitch Ratings Lanka has affirmed Sanasa Development Bank PLC’s (SDB) National Long-Term Rating at ‘BB+(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable.

?Fitch Ratings Lanka has withdrawn Sri Lanka-based Pradeshiya Sanwardhana Bank’s (PSB) National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB+(lka)’ with Stable Outlook. Fitch said it was withdrawing the rating as PSB has chosen to stop participating i

?The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has witnessed phenomenal growth in the use of the Bank’s Digital Banking services over the past three years, and now has arguably the largest proportion of customers using this channel among Sri Lankan banks.&

?The DFCC group licensed commercial banking arm, DFCC Vardhana Bank PLC (DVB), posted a net profit of Rs.336.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (1Q15)

?SANASA Development Bank PLC (SDB) opened its new branch at Malabe on May 20th. SDB Malabe Branch was opened at Athurugiriya Road, Malabe with the objective of providing more efficient and friendly service to its customers with more sophisticate

?People’s Leasing & Finance PLC with a view to taking its financial services to the door-steps of prospective customers and enhancing its customer service channels, launched a program to commission innovative 1000 Customer Touch Points (CTP

?Union Bank (UBC) has been recognised by Microsoft Sri Lanka as the first bank in the country to move into Microsoft’s Office 365 (O 365) Cloud Technology, further enhancing the bank’s operational excellence. 

?Pan Asia Bank has come out with a special 12-month Fixed Deposit promotion scheme that pays an additional one month’s interest at maturity. 

?The Islamic Finance Unit of Richard Pieris Finance bagged the Gold Award recently for Emerging Finance Entity of the year, organised by UTO Edu Consult in Sri Lanka, Islamic Banking Finance Industry (SLIBFI) 

?Union Bank of Colombo PLC recently unveiled a redefined banking experience at its Kurunegala branch, as part of its on-going branch development initiatives to strengthen its retail offering to customers. 

?AIA Insurance Sri Lanka’s wealth planners visited the Stonehenge, a unique world heritage site, during AIA Group’s President Club Convention, which took place in England from late April to early May. 

The state-owned National Savings Bank (NSB) will be looking to increase its presence in the corporate banking sector, a top official said. 

?Composite insurer Janashakthi Insurance PLC recorded a net profit of Rs.106.3 million for the March quarter (1Q15), down 32 percent from a year ago, the interim financial accounts released to the Colombo stock Exchange showed. 

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