Wins Sri Lanka’s ‘Best Retail Bank’ and ‘Best Commercial Bank’ for Sixth Consecutive Year
Colombo July 19th, 2019: Sampath Bank was recognized as Sri Lanka’s ‘Best Retail Bank’ and ‘Best Commercial Bank’ for the 6th consecutive year at the prestigious World Finance Banking Awards awarded by the UK based World Finance magazine. Continuing to win accolades both within the island and around the world, the Bank has dominated this forum, winning these two awards year-on-year since 2014.
Being the only Sri Lankan bank to have been recognized at this year’s event, this win is a reflection of the strong growth in Sampath Bank’s overall profitability, its healthy liquidity levels and consistent growth in both asset and liability class products and services.
The World Finance magazine states that ‘Since 2007, World Finance has been celebrating achievement, innovation and brilliance in our annual awards. Our judging panel boasts over 230 years of financial and business journalism, supported by a research team that works round the clock to ensure our award winners are the most deserving in their sector.’
“The World Finance Banking Awards recognises the world’s best banking and financial service providers and to be recognised in that eminent list is a huge honour for us. The fact that we are the only Sri Lankan bank to be featured in the list and are winning these two awards for the 6th consecutive year adds to our elation. To be featured among the best in the world is by no means an easy feat; it requires experienced leadership together with a committed team and this is why we are dominant at these awards,” stated Nanda Fernando, Managing Director, Sampath Bank.
A World Finance Banking Award is one of the most respected accolades in the banking and financial services sector, globally. The renowned World Finance magazine has been celebrating achievement, innovation and brilliance since 2007 through these annual awards that recognize banks’ excellence across several criteria.
Established in 1987, Sampath Bank has today become a state-of-the-art tech company engaged in banking, that continues to be a market leader thanks to its constant innovation and customer focused approach to business. Its unique tailor-made solutions, superior services and convenience of access have allowed Sampath Bank to further differentiate itself from the competition and stand out as the bank of choice for many Sri Lankans.