NDB educates clients in Pettah

• Creates awareness on identifying counterfeit currency
  
   

NDB pioneered a novel training program to educate clients and potential clients in and around the Pettah area on safeguarding oneself against the ruses of counterfeit currency. The three phase training program was attended by over 60 participants.

Clients and prospective clients of the branch as well as corporates and businessmen in the area were among the participants that benefitted from the program.

NDB Pettah branch initiated the training program, having identified that many clients visiting the branch to make deposits encountered difficulties due to counterfeit currency. The program which was the first of its kind to be conducted in the market was aimed at safeguarding such clients from the law by making them aware on methods of identifying counterfeit currency to avoid falling prey to fraudulent ploys.

The training programs were facilitated by officials of the Counterfeit Currency Bureau (CCB) and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) who readily supported the initiative.

The three sessions of the program covered topics such as security features embedded on a currency note, how to identify counterfeits, legal implication of having counterfeits in possession etc., along with practical examples and real-life experiences.

The overwhelming response of the participants – especially corporates that nominated more than one representative from the organisation to attend the program, bore witness to the applicability and significance of the initiative. Thus, NDB plans to extend the program to more cities in and around Colombo in partnership with the CBSL and CCB, as well as the Crime Investigation Bureau (CID).

NDB is one of the fastest growing banks in the country with the NDB Group having regional operations in Maldives and Bangladesh. The bank offers a wide range of commercial banking services through its growing island-wide branch network, catering to an increasing customer base from all walks of life.

Through the combined synergies of the diverse constituents of the NDB Group, its customers have access to a full range of banking and financial services including project finance, corporate banking, SME lending, retail banking, investment banking, stock brokering, wealth management and insurance solutions, making NDB a truly universal bank.