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HNB Managing Director/CEO Jonathan Alles (right)
exchanging the agreement with IBSL Chairman/Central Bank of Sri Lanka Deputy Governor Ananda Silva
This partnership provides students the convenience of making payments to IBSL through HNB’s sophisticated network of electronic channels. The payments made through these channels will be updated in real time and prevent unnecessary delays.
The wide array of electronic channels of HNB include Internet Banking on the Bank’s web portal and Mobile Banking, which includes the mobile application, the mobile website, USSD and SMS facilities. The islandwide network of over 250 Customer Centres will also be available to students to make payments.
The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) is the training institute which provides professionals to the Banking and Finance industries while updating their knowledge and skills in line with world’s best practices and financial innovation. The Institute is managed by a Governing Board representing the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Licensed Banks and selected Fellow and Associates of IBSL.
With a proud history of over 125 years Hatton National Bank caters to all segments of the market through its diverse product and service offering. During 2013, HNB’s asset book surpassed Rs. 500 Bn, while the Bank recorded a pre-tax profit of over Rs. 10 Bn for the year.
Hatton National Bank was awarded as the ‘Best Retail Bank in Sri Lanka’ by the Asian Banker Magazine for six consecutive years for its performance from 2007 to 2012 and named the ‘Bank of the Year in Sri Lanka’ for the year 2012 and 2013 by the Banker Magazine of UK.
In 2012 HNB became the first Sri Lankan bank to obtain an international credit rating and was assigned a foreign currency issuer rating of B1 on par with the sovereign rating by Moody’s Investors Service, while it has a national long term rating of AA- (lka) by Fitch Ratings (Lanka) Ltd.
