Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s most innovative private sector bank HNB PLC partnered with leading supermarket chain Keells to enable LANKA QR payments by facilitating Dynamic QR (Quick Response) transactions for the merchant’s PoS (Point of Sales) terminals supporting the nation’s next evolution in cashless and contactless payments island-wide for tier-one merchants as part of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) LANKAQR Janagathakaranaya campaign.
Businesscafe - Standard Chartered Sri Lanka has been certified at the second highest level of the three-tiered Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) Certification – “Move: Showcasing Progress”, marking a first for Sri Lanka.
Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC partnered with e-commerce platform Cord360.com to support exporters and ventures of local manufacturers to engage in new global supply chains.
Businesscafe - The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has partnered with Visa, the global leader in digital payments, to offer a 30% cash-back to cardholders who pay with their Visa cards for transactions conducted on the LANKAQR platform via the Q+ Payment App.
Businesscafe - Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, has won the coveted Gold Award for "Emerging Entity of the Year" at the Sri Lanka Islamic Banking and Finance Industry (SLIBFI) Awards 2020.
Businesscafe - Nations Trust Bank’s employees have come together to donate essential medical equipment towards the national COVID response, by donating a half a day’s salary in August 2021.
Businesscafe - The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that its Point-of-Sale (POS) devices have been enabled to accept contactless payments via ‘QuickPass’ – the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology of UnionPay cards.
Businesscafe - Seylan Bank PLC announced a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 3.2 Billion in the nine months ending September 30, 2021 reflecting a 45% increase over the corresponding period last year.
Businesscafe - Sarvodaya Development Finance (SDF) recently announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO) proposition and will be allowing potential investors the ability to submit applications for the IPO, which will open on the 23rd of November 2021.
Businesscafe - Bringing together smart transportation and smart banking at Sri Lanka’s first Multimodal Transport Center, Minister of Transport, Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Nations Trust Bank Chief Executive Officer & Director, Priyantha Talwatte inaugurated the Nations Trust Bank Smart ATM at the Makumbura Multimodal Center – Kottawa (MMC) on the 23rd of October, 2021.
Businesscafe - The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a partnership with Doconomy of Sweden, a global leader in impact-tech solutions, to further develop the effectiveness of the Carbon Footprint Calculator in the ‘Flash’ Digital Banking app developed and deployed in Sri Lanka by the Bank.
