Having embarked on a vision to become the Most Digitized Bank in Sri Lanka by 2020 embedded in its strategic business plan unveiled in 2015, People’s Bank’s journey to meet its objectives gained it the accolade of The Best Digitization Initiative Program at the Asian Banker Financial Technology Innovation Awards 2018 in Beijing, China.
The ceremony, held in conjunction with The Future of Finance Summit 2018 conferred this accolade on People’s Bank and Silverlake Fintech Banking Platform, to give the Bank the status of being the first Sri Lankan based bank to win this Digital Initiative Award in the Asia Pacific region.Chairman Hemasiri Fernando said, “This award signifies and endorses our ambitious digital transformation plan, highlighting that our vision is judicious and our delivery on objectives and targets, timely.”
CEO N. Vasantha Kumar said, “The Silverlake led Fintech OMINI platform used by People’s Bank in its digitization process has proven results both quantitatively and qualitatively.”
Head of IT Sandalal Edirisinghe said, “A primary reason for this success is the Bank’s integration capabilities across multiple channels, which besides allowing customer to open accounts within minutes and receive instant debit cards, activates e-banking, mobile banking and cardless cash withdrawals.