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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Central Bank

Central Bank of Sri Lanka The Central Bank of Sri Lanka ( CBSL; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව, Sri Lanka Maha Bankuwa) is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950 under the Monetary Law Act No.58 of 1949 (MLA), it is a ...

Licensed Commercial Banks

# Amana Bank #

Bank of Ceylon Bank of Ceylon (BOC; Sinhala: ලංකා බැංකුව ''Lanka Bænkuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை வங்கி ''Ilangai Vangi'') is a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic cyli ...

Bank of China The Bank of China (BOC; ) is a Chinese majority state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing and the fourth largest bank in the world. The Bank of China was founded in 1912 by the Republican government as China's central bank, repl ...

# Cargills Bank #

Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

Commercial Bank of Ceylon Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (CBC) also known as ComBank is a licensed commercial bank in Sri Lanka and its ownership is private. It was incorporated as a public limited company and it is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. It is regarded ...

Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Sto ...

DFCC Bank DFCC Bank was set up in 1955 as Sri Lanka's a pioneer development finance institution on the recommendation of the World Bank and is one of the oldest development banks in Asia. In October 2015, DFCC Bank and its 99% owned subsidiary, DFCC Vardha ...

# Habib Bank #

Hatton National Bank Hatton National Bank PLC (commonly abbreviated as HNB) is a private bank in Sri Lanka with 255 branches and 794 ATMs. The bank traces its origin to 1888 when Hatton Bank commenced its operations in Hatton, Sri Lanka. See also * List of banks in ...

Indian Bank Indian Bank is an Indian public sector bank, established in 1907 and headquartered in Chennai. It serves over 100 million customers with 39,734 employees, 5,721 branches with 5,428 ATMs and Cash deposit machines. Total business of the bank has ...

Indian Overseas Bank Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is an Indian public sector bank based in Chennai. It has about 3,214 domestic branches, about 4 foreign branches and representative office. Founded in February 1937 by M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar with twin object ...

MCB Bank MCB Bank Limited () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The majority of shares are owned by Pakistani conglomerate Nishat Group and Malaysian bank Maybank. The bank has a network of 1,600 br ...

National Development Bank A national development bank is a development bank created by a country's government that provides financing for the purposes of economic development of the country. List of development banks Americas * Business Development Bank of Canada * Brazili ...

Nations Trust Bank Nations Trust Bank PLC (abbreviated as NTB) is one of the listed banks in Sri Lanka with 96 branches, 99 Automated teller machine, ATMs and 64 cash deposit & withdrawal machines as well as an automated channels and is the issuer and sole acquire ...

Pan Asia Bank Pan Asia Banking Corporation is a public limited company incorporated in Sri Lanka. The Company currently has 85 branches across Sri Lanka.A Public Limited Liability Company incorporated in Sri Lanka on 6 March 1995 under the Companies Act No.17 ...

# People's Bank #

Public Bank Berhad Public Bank Berhad () is a bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offering financial services in Malaysia as well as the Asia-Pacific region. The bank was founded in 1966 by Teh Hong Piow, the then general manager of Malayan Banking. The bank w ...

Sampath Bank Sampath Bank PLC ( si, සම්පත් බැංකුව, sampat bæṁkuva) is a licensed commercial bank incorporated in Sri Lanka in 1987 with 229 branches and 373 ATMs island-wide. It has won the "Bank of the Year" award by "The Banker" ...

Seylan Bank Seylan Bank PLC ( si, සෙලාන් බැංකුව, ''Selan Bænkuwa'') is a publicly owned Commercial Bank in Sri Lanka. It has branches both in urban as well as rural areas of Sri Lanka. Seylan bank had 167 banking centres island wid ...

Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 49th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the ''Fortune ...

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (), commonly known as HSBC (), was the parent entity of the multinational HSBC banking group until 1991, and is now its Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific subsidiary. The largest bank in Hong ...

(HSBC) #

Union Bank of Colombo Union Bank of Colombo PLC ( si, යුනියන් බැංකුව, Yuniyan bæṁkuva; ta, யூனியன் பாங்க் ஒவ் கொழும்பு பிஎல்சி, Yūṉiyaṉ pāṅk ov koḻumpu pi'elci), co ...

Source: Central Bank, March 2021

Licensed Specialised Banks

# Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka (HDFC) # National Savings Bank #

Regional Development Bank Regional Development Bank (RDB; si, ප්‍රාදේශීය සංවර්ධන බැංකුව; ta, பிரதேச அபிவிருத்தி வங்கி) is a state-owned bank in Sri Lanka. The bank has a network of ...

(Pradheshiya Sanwardhana Bank) # Sanasa Development Bank #Sri Lanka Savings Bank #State Mortgage and Investment Bank Source: Central Bank, September 2020

Licensed Finance Companies

# Abans Finance # Alliance Finance Company # AMW Capital Leasing and Finance # Asia Asset Finance # Assetline Finance # Associated Motor Finance CompanyArpico Finance Co PLC has been amalgamated with Associated Motor Finance Co PLC with effect from 01.04.2021 # Bimputh FinanceNon-compliant with the minimum Capital Adequacy Ratios and is required to rectify the capital non-compliance within the timelines stipulated under the master plan for the LFC/SLC sector consolidation introduced by the Monetary Board (MB) or capital restoration plan approved by the MB. # CBC Finance (previously known as Serendib Finance) #

Central Finance Company Central Finance Company PLC is one of the oldest non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Sri Lanka having founded in 1957. The company is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1969. Brand Finance ranked the company the 28th most valuable bra ...

Citizens Development Business Finance Citizens Development Business Finance PLC also abbreviated as CDB PLC or CDBF PLC is a Sri Lankan listed public limited company which works as a licensed finance company accepting deposits from general public. It is one of the leading finance comp ...

# Commercial Credit and FinanceTrade Finance and Investments PLC has been amalgamated with Commercial Credit & Finance PLC with effect from 31.12.2020 # Dialog Finance # ETI FinanceThe Monetary Board has decided to cause Director, Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions to make an application to a competent court for the winding up of ETI Finance Limited, in terms of Section 31(5)(b) of the Finance Business Act, No. 42 of 2011. # Fintrex Finance # HNB Finance # Kanrich Finance # Lanka Credit and Business Finance #

LB Finance L B Finance PLC sometimes spelt LB Finance, is a Sri Lankan non-bank financial institution. The company is incorporated in 1971 and initially, the majority of shares were held by Lewis Brown & Company. The company was listed on the Colombo Stock E ...

# LOLC Development Finance # LOLC Finance # Mahindra Ideal Finance # Mercantile Investments and Finance # Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka and Finance # Multi Finance # Nation Lanka Finance # Orient Finance # People's Leasing & Finance # People's Merchant Finance # Richard Pieris Finance # Sarvodaya Development Finance # Senkadagala Finance # Singer Finance # Siyapatha Finance # Softlogic Finance # Swarnamahal Financial ServicesResumed business for a limited period of six (06) months with effect from 13.10.2021, in terms of Section 31(5)(a) of the Finance Business Act, No. 42 of 2011, for the purpose of exploring the possibility of absorbing the Company to the “Master Plan for Consolidation of Non-Bank Financial Institutions Sector" # U B Finance Company # Vallibel Finance Source: Central Bank, October 2022

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Banks A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Becaus ...