HNB Singithi Savings Month brings fantastic offers for children
Thursday, 23 October 2014 00:00
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Hatton National Bank (HNB) Singithi Savings Month is giving children of all ages the opportunity to enjoy a host of fantastic offers designed exclusively for them during October.
The offers include a free deposit of Rs. 10,000 for new accounts, a Colombo City Tour inclusive of a movie and lunch, a Till for a Till promotion, a Singithi Gift Promotion, a Singithi Savings Day and entertaining activities at Customer Centres. Parents, relatives and guardians have been turning up along with their children at HNB Customer Centres islandwide to take advantage of these offers.
HNB Deposit Mobilisation Senior Manager Supun Dias spoke about the significance of the Singithi Savings Month for children.
“The main purpose of the Singithi Savings Month is to make children understand the value of saving. This is why we organise it in October between World Children’s Day on 1 to World Thrift Day on 31 of the month. Our Singithi brand is split in to Singithi Kirikatiyo, Singithi Lama and HNB Teen and these specialised accounts are offered as soon as a child is born, is enrolled in school, becomes a teenager and becomes a youth. We look at the different needs of the child based on his age when introducing products.”
The bank has declared 25 October ‘Singithi Savings Day’ and 50 selected Customer Centres will remain open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to engage in promotional activities. A special educational program will also be conducted at these customer centres to provide kids an understanding of the daily operations of a bank.
The 50 customer centres selected for this promotion include Kuliyapitiya, Thirukovil, Wijerama Ext, Nittambuwa, Kirindiwela, Kiribathgoda, Horana, Kalutara, Hatton, Gampola, Badulla, Bandarawela, Ampara, Ratnapura, Embilipitiya, Maligawatte, Elpitiya, Hambantota, Deniyaya, Wennappuwa, Anuradhapura, Dambulla, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Jaffna Metro, Vavuniya, Nelliady, Mannar, Kilinochci South, Trincomalee, Kalmunai, Batticaloa, Akkaraipattu, Kotte, Piliyandala, Panadura, Maharagama, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Matale, Grandpass, Kotahena, Mutwal, Wellawatte, Galle, Matara, Negambo, Wattala, Ja Ela and Chilaw.
Dias urged the public to be a part of the Singithi Savings Month by visiting HNB as soon as possible. “We consider children to be very important as they are the future of the nation. It is also the social segment which will build the longest relationship with the bank and we strive to enrich their lives and make HNB part and parcel of their growth. We invite parents and guardians to visit their nearest HNB Customer Centre before the end of the month and experience our commitment to Sri Lanka’s next generation,” he said.
Babies born during 1 to 31 October 2014 will receive a free deposit of Rs. 10,000 from the bank when the parent or guardian opens a new Singithi Kirikatiyo or a new Singithi Lama account with an initial deposit of Rs. 100,000. The account should be opened within three months from the date of birth of the child.
The top 100 Minor depositors from the network of branches during the month of October will be eligible for a free Colombo City tour followed by lunch and a children’s movie. This will be available only for the account holders above 12 years of age at the time of the promotion. The bank will also offer popular branded toys for fresh deposits of Rs. 10,000 or Rs. 25,000 made to a new or existing Singithi Kirikatiyo, Lama or Teen account during the month.
A ‘Till for a Till’ promotion will be worked off for Singithi Kirikatiyo, Singithi Lama and HNB Teen accounts. A free Jumbo till will be given to children in addition to the existing gift scheme for depositing money collected in any till to existing or new minor savings accounts. Encouraging children to develop the habit of saving through HNB’s jumbo tills has been a great success and up to now more than 500,000 tills have been given out by HNB for new account openings. Furthermore, HNB will provide a national service through this promotion by collecting idle coins to be put back in to circulation.HNB was recognised as the Bank of the Year in Sri Lanka for the years 2012 and 2013 by the Banker Magazine UK and was named the Best Retail Bank in Sri Lanka by the Asian Banker Magazine for six consecutive years for its performance from 2007 to 2012.
