HNB steps forward as sponsor for 27th annual Infotel exhibition

From left: FITIS CEO Aruna Alwis, Infotel 2019 Main Organising Committee Chairman M.F. Sheriff, Hatton National Bank Deputy General Manager Retail Banking Sanjay Wijemanne, Hatton National Bank Head of Business Development Supun Dias and Hatton National Bank Business Development Executive Nethmi Gamage 

Sri Lanka’s most digitally innovative bank, HNB PLC, once again came forward as a sponsor for the Banking Pavilion at the 27th Infotel 2019, national ICT exhibition to be held at BMICH from 1 to 3 November.

Organised by the Federation of IT Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka and the Export Development Board, the exhibition offers the sector and technology enthusiasts a platform to experience the latest technology available. Working under the theme ‘Towards a Digital Nation’, the event will focus on ICT and digitalisation to enhance day to day transactions and activities for Sri Lankans.

Notably, the first 500 HNB Solo eWallet users purchasing the ticket via the app at the gate can obtain it at Rs. 1 as opposed to the Rs. 100. Among the most recent in a flurry of pioneering digitally-enabled banking products introduced by HNB, the eWallet offers users a comprehensive and convenient digital platform for cashless transactions that is rapidly transforming the cashless payment market in Sri Lanka. Available on Google Play Store and App Store, the app allows users to simply scan the SOLO QR code at any Solo merchant to complete any transaction through VISA, Master Card or JustPay platforms with just the press of a button and the swipe of a screen.

Leading the digitisation of banking products, HNB further introduced HNB FIT savings account, the first of its kind in the Asian region. The savings account primarily works by using fitness trackers to measure the number of steps a customer takes each day and rewarding account holders with a daily bonus interest rate of up to 7%. Customers who take over 6,000 steps a day will receive a bonus interest rate of 6% for that day, while customers who take more than 10,000 steps will receive an outstanding interest rate of 7%. The public is cordially invited to visit Infotel and experience the convenience of HNB’s groundbreaking digitally-enabled banking products and services.