Amana Bank PLC (ABL), also Amana Bank Sri Lanka, but commonly referred to as Amana Bank,
is a commercial bank in Sri Lanka. It is licensed by the Central Bank
of Sri Lanka, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Axis Bank is the third-largest of the
private-sector banks in India offering a comprehensive suite of
financial products. The bank has its head office in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
It has 4000 branches as of 25 March 2019. It has 12,705 ATMs and 3,548
cash recyclers spread across the country as on 31 December 2018 and ten
international offices. The bank employs over 55,000 people and had a
market capitalization of ₹1.31 trillion (US$18 billion) (as on March 31,
2018).[2] It sells financial services to large and mid-size corporates,
SME and retail businesses.
Bank of Ceylon
(BOC; Sinhala: ලංකා බැංකුව Lanka Bænkuwa) is a government-owned, major
commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic
cylindrical building in Colombo, the political and commercial capital of
the island. The bank has a network of 628 branches,689 automated teller
machines (ATMs), 123 CDM network and 15 Regional loan centres within
the country. It also has an around-the-clock call centre at 0094 11
2204444 and an around the clock branch at its Colombo office.
Cargills Bank Limited
is a licensed commercial bank [2] in Sri Lanka. It received its license
from Central Bank of Sri Lanka to operate domestic and offshore banking
business on 21 January 2014 and was ceremonially opened on 30 June
2014. At present the bank consists of 17 branches island-wide with the
head office based in Kollupitiya.
Citibank
is the consumer division of financial services multinational
Citigroup.[2] Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York,
and later became First National City Bank of New York. Citibank
provides credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, commercial loans, and
lines of credit.
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
(CBC) is one of the leading commercial banks in Sri Lanka with 266
branches and 830 ATMs. The bank has operations in Bangladesh, Maldives
and soon to open in Myanmar. It has been rated as the Best Bank in Sri
Lanka by “Global Finance” for the 14th consecutive year and also as the
Bank of the Year by “The Banker” Magazine on seven occasions.
Deutsche Bank
AG (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏ̯t͡ʃə ˈbaŋk aːˈgeː] (About this
soundlisten)) is a German multinational investment bank and financial
services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The bank is
operational in 58 countries with a large presence in Europe, the
Americas and Asia.[3] As of April 2018, Deutsche Bank is the 15th
largest bank in the world by total assets.[4] As the largest German
banking institution in the world, it is a component of the DAX stock
market index.
DFCC Bank
was set up in 1955 as Sri Lanka’s 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 Vardhana Bank amalgamated. DFCC Bank is now a
Licensed Commercial Bank offering the range of development banking and
commercial banking products and services.
Habib Bank
Limited, doing business as HBL,[4] (Urdu: حبِیب بَینک ) is a Karachi
based multinational bank. It is the largest bank by assets in
Pakistan.[5] Founded in 1941, HBL became Pakistan’s first commercial
bank. In 1951 it opened its first international branch in Colombo, Sri
Lanka. In 1972 the bank moved its headquarters to the Habib Bank Plaza,
which became the tallest building in South Asia at the time. The
Government nationalised the bank in 1974 and privatized it in 2003; at
that time the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development acquired a
controlling share.[6]
In 1888 R. D. Banks and A. T. Atkin established a small, private bank called Hatton Bank
to cater to the needs of investors and labourers in Ceylon’s tea
plantations.[3] By 1933 it was a subsidiary of a European firm. In 1948,
following the country’s independence, Brown and Company, an engineering
concern, bought out the interests of the original investors.[3]
ICICI Bank Limited (Industrial
Credit and Investment Corporation of India) is an Indian multinational
banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai,
Maharashtra with its registered office in Vadodara, Gujarat. As of 2018,
ICICI Bank is the second largest bank in India in terms of assets and
market capitalisation. It offers a wide range of banking products and
financial services for corporate and retail customers through a variety
of delivery channels and specialised subsidiaries in the areas of
investment banking, life, non-life insurance, venture capital and asset
management. The bank currently has a network of 4867 branches and 14367
ATMs across India and has a presence in 17 countries including India.
Indian Bank[2][3][4]
is an Indian state-owned financial services company established in 1907
and headquartered in Chennai, India. It has 20,924 employees, 2900
branches with 2861 ATMs and 1014 cash deposit machines and is one of the
top performing public sector banks in India. Total business of the bank
has touched Rs.3.64 lakh Crores as on 31 March 2018.Bank’s Information
Systems & Security processes certified with ISO27001:2013 standard
and is among very few Banks certified worldwide. It has overseas
branches in Colombo and Singapore including a Foreign Currency Banking
Unit at Colombo and Jaffna. It has 227 Overseas Correspondent banks in
75 countries. Since 1969 the Government of India has owned the bank.
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
is a major public sector bank based in Chennai, India, with about 3,400
domestic branches, including 1,150 branches in Tamil Nadu, 3 extension
counters, and 8 branches and offices overseas as of 31 October 2017.
Indian Overseas Bank has an ISO certified in-house information
technology department, which had developed the software that its
branches used to provide online banking to customers earlier. The bank
has achieved 100 percent networking status as well as 100 percent CBS
status for its branches. IOB has a network of about 3,300 ATMs all over
India. IOB has branches in Singapore, Colombo, Seoul, and Bangkok. It
has representative offices in Guangzhou, Vietnam, and Dubai. IOB also is
part-owner of a joint-venture bank in Malaysia.
MCB Bank Limited
(formerly Muslim Commercial Bank) was incorporated by the Adamjee Group
on July 9, 1947. The bank was established to provide banking facilities
to the business community of South Asia. The bank was nationalized in
1974 during the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. This was the first
bank to be privatized in 1991 and the bank was purchased by a consortium
of Pakistani corporate groups led by Nishat Group. As of June 2008, the
Nishat Group owns a majority stake in the bank. The president of the
bank is Imran Maqbool.
The National Development Bank PLC
(or commonly referred to as NDB Bank) is a Sri Lankan banking and
financial services institution, headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Having begun operations as a state-owned development finance institution
in 1979. In January 1979,the predecessor of National Development Bank
PLC (“NDB” or “Bank”) was set up by National Development Bank of Sri
Lanka Act No 2 of 1979 as “National Development Bank of Sri Lanka”, as a
wholly state owned institution. Following a change of ownership
structure in 1993 where NDB was privatized and listed on the Colombo
Stock Exchange.
Nations Trust Bank PLC
(abbreviated as NTB) is one of the listed banks in Sri Lanka with 93
branches, 138 ATMs and 53 leasing centres as well as an automated
channels and is the issuer and sole acquirer for American Express Credit
Cards in Sri Lanka. Nation Trust Bank’s major shareholders are John
Keells Holdings and Central Finance Company PLC which are leading
companies in their respective operating sectors in Sri Lanka.
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 of 1982 and re-registered under the Companies Act No.07 of
2007.A licensed commercial bank under the banking Act No.30 of 1988 and
listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange.PABC’s major shareholder is Mr.
Dhammika Perera.Fitch Rating BBB- (lka) – Outlook ‘Stable’
People’s Bank
is a state-owned commercial bank in Sri Lanka. The Bank’s headquarters
are located in Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Street in Colombo and was
established on July 1, 1961.[1] The bank has a network of 738 local
branches and Service Centers with 500+ own ATMs & Self Banking
Units. The Bank offer both Retail and corporate Banking services
including Online Banking.
Public Bank Berhad
(MYX: 1295) 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 was listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange in
1967. Public Bank is currently one of the largest banks in Southeast
Asia, with over RM 363.76 billion (US$91.26 billion) of assets and
RM71.90 billion (US$18.04 billion) in market capitalization in 2015.
Sampath Bank PLC
is a licensed commercial bank incorporated in Sri Lanka in 1986 with
229 branches and 373 ATMs island wide. It has won the “Bank of the Year”
award by “The Banker” of Financial Times Limited – London, for the
second consecutive year and the “National Business Excellence Awards
2010”.[citation needed] It has become the third largest private sector
bank in Sri Lanka with Rs. 453 billion in deposits as of 30 June
2016.[1]
Seylan Bank PLC
(Sinhala: 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 158 banking centres island wide with 3000
staff members in 2015. The bank was formed as a licensed commercial bank
which was incorporated with a shareholder base. Seylan Bank was
incorporated on 28 August 1987 as a Public Limited Liability Company and
founder chairman was Dr. Lalith Kotelawala. It established its first
subsidiary, Seylan Merchant Bank Limited, in 1992. A second subsidiary,
Ceylinco Seylan Developme Hrfbhnts Limited was also established in 1992,
primarily for the purpose of constructing the Bank’s head office
building, Ceylinco Seylan Towers.
Standard Chartered PLC
is a British multinational banking and financial services company
headquartered in London, England. It operates a network of more than
1,200 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries, associates and joint
ventures) across more than 70 countries and employs around 87,000
people. It is a universal bank with operations in consumer, corporate
and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite its UK base,
it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 90% of its
profits come from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The State Bank of India
(SBI) is an Indian multinational, public Sector banking and financial
services statutory body. It is a government corporation statutory body
headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is ranked as 216th in the
Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations of 2018. It
is the largest bank in India with a 23% market share in assets, besides a
share of one-fourth of the total loan and deposits market.
HSBC Sri Lanka
is a banking and financial services company in Sri Lanka and a wholly
owned subsidiary of HSBC. It is the largest and the oldest bank in Sri
Lanka. HSBC opened its doors in Sri Lanka in 1892, just 27 years after
its first offices were established in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The
company maintained an international outlook from the start, while its
activities centered on trade finance.
Union Bank of Colombo PLC
(Sinhala: යුනියන් බැංකුව, Yuniyan bæṁkuva / Tamil: யூனியன் பாங்க் ஒவ்
கொழும்பு பிஎல்சி, Yūṉiyaṉ pāṅk ov koḻumpu pi’elci), commonly referred to
as UBC, is a commercial bank in Sri Lanka. It is licensed by the
Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the central bank and national banking
regulator.[1][2]
