Amãna Bank opens 5 more Self Banking Centres

Chief Risk Officer Ajmal Naleer opening a new Self Banking Centre alongside Head of Deposits Arshad Jamaldeen

Vice President Operations Imtiaz Iqbal opening a new Self Banking Centre alongside Head of Deposits Arshad Jamaldeen

Amana Bank recently opened multiple Self Banking Centres across the country to further its reach and facilitate its customers with around the clock cash and cheque deposits. With the opening of five Self Banking Centres at Kolonnawa, Kalutara, Trincomalee, Muttur and Batticaloa, Amãna Bank has increased its access points to 37, which includes 29 fully fledged branches and eight automated Self Banking Centres.

The new Self Banking Centres were opened by the bank’s Chief Risk Officer Ajmal Naleer and Vice President Operations Imtiaz Iqbal. 

Commenting on the expansion, the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Azmeer stated, “Based on the positive market response on the initial establishment of Self Banking Centres, we wanted many more customers to benefit from such convenient services. We hope to expand the concept to many other regions, for which we have already secured regulatory clearance.”

Customers can now visit the Bank’s Self Banking Centres at the following locations: Kolonnawa (No. 529, Kolonnawa Road, Kolonnawa), Kalutara (No 437, Galle Road, Kalutara), Muttur (No. 146, Main Street, Muthur), Batticaloa (No. 111, Main Street, Batticaloa), Trincomalee (No. 255, Central Road, Trincomalee), Slave Island (No. 113, Justice Akbar Mawatha, Slave Island, Colombo 2), Ratmalana (No. 360, Galle Road, Ratmalana), and Thihariya (No. 124, Kandy Road, Thihariya).

Amãna Bank is the country’s first and only Licensed Commercial Bank to operate in complete harmony with the globally growing non-interest based banking model. With the mission of Enabling Growth and Enriching Lives, the bank reaches out to its customers through a growing network of branches, Self Banking Centres and 4000+ ATM access points and has introduced an array of customer conveniences such as Internet and Mobile Banking, Debit Card with SMS alerts, Online Account Opening, 365 Day Banking, Saturday Banking, Extended Banking Hours, 24x7 Cash Deposit Machines and Banking Units Exclusively for Ladies.

Amãna Bank PLC is a stand-alone institution licensed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with Jeddah based IDB Group being the principal shareholder having a 29.97% stake of the bank. The IDB Group is a ‘AAA’ rated multilateral development financial institution with an authorised capital base of over $ 150 billion which has a membership of 57 countries. Fitch Ratings, in June 2018, affirmed Amãna Bank’s National Long Term Rating of BB(lka) while upgrading its outlook to Positive from Stable. Amãna Bank does not have any subsidiaries, associates or affiliated institutions representing the bank.