Sampath Bank bags 2 Gold Awards at National ICT Awards – NBQSA 2022

From left: NBQSA 2022 Chairman Sanharsha Jayatissa, Sampath Bank Chief Manager – Systems and Procedures Thushantha Sumithrarachchi, Sampath Bank Manager – Systems Administration Manjula Godevithanage, Sampath Bank Chief Manager – IT-EDP Nuwan Wickramanayake, BCS Sri Lanka Section Executive Committee Chairman Vajeendra S. Kandegamage, BCS Learning and Development Managing Director Lucy Ireland, Sampath Bank AGM – IT Pasan Manukith, Sampath Bank Chief Information Officer Ajith Salgado, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Assistant Governor D. Kumaratunge, BCS Sri Lanka Section Executive Committee Member M.G. Tillekeratne, Sampath Bank Manager – Digital Banking Kamal Ekanayake, Sampath Bank System Administrator Manula Nanayakkara, and Sampath Bank Business Analyst Kasun Perera 

In recognition of Sampath Bank’s outstanding commitment toward the development of ICT products and services, the financial institution recently secured two Gold Awards at the 24th National Best Quality ICT Awards (NBQSA) 2022, surpassing leading ICT organisations in the country.

At a gala ceremony held recently at Monarch Imperial, Sampath Bank clinched the Overall Gold Award and the Gold Award under the ‘Banking, Insurance & Finance in Consumer’ category of NBQSA 2022.

This win comes due to Sampath Bank’s introduction of its revolutionary Sampath Bank iPIN, the latest trend introduced by the bank to self-onboard to the Sampath Vishwa online banking platform, avoiding the hassles associated with the same in the past. Through Sampath iPIN, customers can register for Sampath Vishwa using only their Debit Card PIN from the comfort of their home.

Sampath Bank iPIN also adds additional security layers for the onboarding process with the secured virtual PIN with dynamic key arrangements. This results in significant time and paper savings for the bank and the customer, eliminating a significant amount of back-office work.

Speaking on this win for the bank, Sampath Bank PLC Chief Information Officer Ajith Salgado said, “Sampath Bank has always maintained its position as the bank that introduces ‘firsts’ to the industry as a whole. Awards such as these in recognition of our efforts go a long way for us, as they serve as a catalyst to become more innovative and creative with our solutions. Our in-house IT team and all others involved in this project must be recognised for their efforts. Without them, we would not have secured this prestigious award.”

Further commenting on the victory, Assistant General Manager, Information Technology Pasan Manukith stated, “Enhancing user experience and providing products with industry leading security features is a challenge on its own. The bank has once again proven that its solutions deliver the best in both aspects.”