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Amãna Bank completes 10 Years of People Friendly Banking
August 2, 2021

Amãna Bank completes 10 Years of People Friendly Banking

Amãna Bank, Sri Lanka’s one and only licensed commercial bank to fully operate on non-interest based banking principles, has successfully completed 10 years of its People Friendly Banking operations. Having commenced its journey on 1 August 2011, Amana Bank has witnessed strong progress,...

Amãna Bank’s Dilan Joseph becomes Sri Lanka Toastmaster Champion
June 22, 2021

Amãna Bank’s Dilan Joseph becomes Sri Lanka Toastmaster Champion

Amãna Bank’s Toastmaster (TM) Dilan Joseph was adjudicated as the Sri Lankan Champion of the Toastmasters District 82 International Speech Contest which was recently held on a virtual platform and will now go on to proudly represent Sri Lanka in the Region 13 Quarter Finals. Having previously...

Amãna Bank signs up with the Department of Registration of Persons to facilitate eKYC
May 29, 2021

Amãna Bank signs up with the Department of Registration of Persons to facilitate eKYC

Amãna Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Registration of Persons (DRP) to facilitate its eKYC (Know Your Customer) process, which enables the Bank to verify the customer’s identity through linking up with the Department. As a result of the MoU, the...

Deshabandu Tilak De Zoysa joins OrphanCare Trustee Board
May 28, 2021

Deshabandu Tilak De Zoysa joins OrphanCare Trustee Board

Renowned business personality Deshabandu Tilak De Zoysa has joined the Independent Board of Trustees of OrphanCare. Established and managed as an independent trust, OrphanCare aims of addressing a very important yet mostly unattended need of orphan children; which is to secure the fate of orphans once...

Amãna Bank’s 12th AGM held Digitally
May 17, 2021

Amãna Bank’s 12th AGM held Digitally

Amãna Bank successfully held its 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on a virtual platform in adherence to the government regulations and health-care best practices in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, the Bank was one of the first corporates to adapt to virtual AGMs as it held its...

Amãna Bank PBT up by 20% in Q1. Records impressive quarter in credit growth
May 13, 2021

Amãna Bank PBT up by 20% in Q1. Records impressive quarter in credit growth

Amãna Bank continued to showcase strong resilience amidst economic challenges in Q1 2021, achieving a 20% YoY growth in Profit Before Tax. It is noteworthy that the 20% growth is achieved in comparison to a robust pre-Covid performance made in Q1 2020. Accordingly, PBT in Q1 2021 reached LKR 217.1...

Amana Bank & Softlogic GLOMARK partners to offer Debit Card discounts
May 11, 2021

Amana Bank & Softlogic GLOMARK partners to offer Debit Card discounts

Amãna Bank has partnered with Softlogic GLOMARK to offer a month wide discount for purchases made through its Debit Cards. Amãna Bank Debit Cards will be eligible for a 10% discount on all bills in excess of Rs 4,000/- excluding selected essential items. The offer will be applicable at...

Amãna Bank & Bata partners to offer discounts for Children’s Savings account holders
April 22, 2021

Amãna Bank & Bata partners to offer discounts for Children’s Savings account holders

Towards enhancing its Children’s Savings offering with value additions, Amãna Bank has tied up with Bata Sri Lanka to offer a 15% discount for the Bank’s Children’s Savings Account holders to purchase ‘B.first’ brand of shoes coinciding with the reopening of schools...

Amãna Bank wins three Global accolades
April 7, 2021

Amãna Bank wins three Global accolades

Fastest Growing Retail Bank - Sri Lanka   Best Expat Banking Services - Sri Lanka   Best CSR Bank - Sri Lanka   Amãna Bank has affirmed its place amongst Sri Lanka’s top performing banking institutions as it secured the title of ‘Fastest Growing Retail Bank - Sri Lanka’...

Amana Bank commemorates Cricket World Cup win Hon. Arjuna Ranatunga graces the occasion
April 1, 2021

Amana Bank commemorates Cricket World Cup win Hon. Arjuna Ranatunga graces the occasion

Reminiscing the nostalgic moment which brought the entire country to an aura of celebrations, Amana Bank recently commemorated the 25th Anniversary of Sri Lanka’s famous 1996 Cricket World Cup victory. As part of its commemorations, the Bank carried out a quiz competition on its social media platforms,...

Amãna Bank’s Gold Certificate Financing offers up to Rs 70k in Emergency Cash
March 23, 2021

Amãna Bank’s Gold Certificate Financing offers up to Rs 70k in Emergency Cash

With the aim of helping those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic towards the government’s Restart Sri Lanka initiative, Amãna Bank’s Gold Certificate Financing now facilitates an increased amount in Emergency Cash, where customers can obtain up to Rs 70,000 per 22 karat Gold Sovereign...

Year End Bonus for Amãna Bank Children’s Accounts Increases bonus up to Rs 10,000 for 2021
March 22, 2021

Year End Bonus for Amãna Bank Children’s Accounts Increases bonus up to Rs 10,000 for 2021

In appreciation of parents nurturing the habit of regular savings for their children by having a monthly standing order, Amãna Bank granted a year-end bonus to such qualifying children’s savings accounts based on their track record in 2020. Having launched the Standing Order Bonus promotion...

Amãna Bank recognized among Most Awarded Entities of Sri Lanka
March 10, 2021

Amãna Bank recognized among Most Awarded Entities of Sri Lanka

Amãna Bank was ranked 11th in the inaugural Most Awarded Entities of Sri Lanka ranking index, thereby confirming the Bank’s status of being one of the highly acclaimed and awarded Banks in the country. The Most Awarded Entities of Sri Lanka ranking index was compiled by premier business...

Amãna Bank Total Assets crosses LKR 100 Bn with over LKR 1 Bn Operating Profit
February 24, 2021

Amãna Bank Total Assets crosses LKR 100 Bn with over LKR 1 Bn Operating Profit

Amãna Bank crossed the LKR 100 billion mark in Total Assets as at YE2020, a milestone bearing evidence to its accelerated growth, which comes in a context where the Bank has completed only 9 years in banking operations. In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic related challenges, the Bank has showcased...

Amãna Bank OrphanCare bags another Global Accolade
February 15, 2021

Amãna Bank OrphanCare bags another Global Accolade

Amãna Bank’s flagship and much-loved CSR initiative OrphanCare was bestowed the Gold Award for CSR Project of the Year at the regionally held IFFSA Awards 2020, which recognizes the performance and projects of non-interest based banking and finance institutions in the South Asian region. Despite...

Amãna Bank introduces Ladies Current Account
February 3, 2021

Amãna Bank introduces Ladies Current Account

Towards empowering and facilitating women entrepreneurs to make their passion their profession, Amãna Bank has introduced a Ladies Current Account to the market. With a host of benefits including a free initial customized Cheque Book, free Debit Card, access to exclusive Ladies banking units with...

Amãna Bank OrphanCare wins Gold for Social Upliftment Project of the Year
January 19, 2021

Amãna Bank OrphanCare wins Gold for Social Upliftment Project of the Year

Amãna Bank’s highly acclaimed CSR initiative, OrphanCare was recognized with the Gold Award for Social Upliftment Project of the Year at the recently concluded SLIBFI Awards 2020 adjudicated by KPMG. Commenting on the accolade OrphanCare Trust Chairman Ruzly Hussain said “Winning this...

Amãna Bank OrphanCare completes another quarterly distribution
January 8, 2021

Amãna Bank OrphanCare completes another quarterly distribution

Amãna Bank’s internationally awarded OrphanCare program successfully completed its 5th consecutive quarterly fund distribution benefiting over 2,800 deserving recipients in November 2020. Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Bank continued to distribute funds while also increasing...

Amãna Bank wins Gold for ‘Entity of the Year’. Most awarded at SLIBFI Awards
December 18, 2020

Amãna Bank wins Gold for ‘Entity of the Year’. Most awarded at SLIBFI Awards

Amãna Bank was bestowed with 3 Gold Awards including the Gold for the most coveted Entity of the Year Award at the recently concluded SLIBFI Awards 2020 where the awards were adjudicated by KPMG. In addition to winning the pinnacle award for Entity of the Year once again, Amãna Bank won...

Amãna Bank wins Best Employer Brand Award
December 4, 2020

Amãna Bank wins Best Employer Brand Award

Amãna Bank was recently recognized with the Best Employer Brand Award at the Sri Lankan edition of the Best Employer Brand Awards 2020 organized by World HRD Congress. Amãna Bank was recognized amongst many other leading corporates and conglomerates in winning this award. Sharing his views...

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