NDB wins 5 awards at Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2017

From left: NDB Relationship Manager Cash Management Santhoshini Peiris, NDB AVP Branch Network Management Indika Ranaweera, NDB Chief Manager Project Finance Nilanthi de Silva 

NDB was adjudged ‘Domestic Retail Bank of the Year – Sri Lanka’ and ‘SME Bank of the Year – Sri Lanka’ for the fifth consecutive year at the recently concluded Asian Banking and Finance (ABF) Retail Banking Awards 2017. NDB also collected a third award for Mobile Banking Initiative of the Year – Sri Lanka. In addition the bank won two awards at Asian Banking and Finance Wholesale Banking Awards 2017 for Cash Management Bank of the Year for the second consecutive year and Sri Lanka Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year for the third consecutive year.

This year’s awards recognised NDB along with numerous international banks for their performance, based on criteria such as innovation, effectiveness and dynamism. Commenting on the receipt of the awards, NDB Director/Chief Executive Officer Dimantha Seneviratne said, “We take great pleasure and it is an honour to be bestowed with such international recognition from Asian Banking and Finance Magazine. These awards signify the bank’s feats in the Retail and SME Banking domains. This year’s nominations were judged by representatives from the Big Four accounting firms: Mohit Mehrotra, regional head of financial services, strategy and operation at Deloitte; Liew Nam Soon, ASEAN managing partner at Ernst and Young; Egidio Zarrella, ASPAC head of banking and capital markets, KPMG; and Andrew Taggart, partner, financial services leader, PwC Southeast Asia Consulting. Running in its 12th consecutive year, the ABF Awards have established integrity and recognition in the region over time. Almost 100 outstanding banks and insurance companies from 30 countries were recognised at the 2017 Retail Banking Awards, Wholesale Banking Awards, and Insurance Asia Awards held at the Shangri-La Singapore on 13 July. The event drew over 260 banking and insurance executives, beating last year’s record.

NDB remains dedicated to bringing its customers one step closer to accomplishing their lifelong ambitions and uplifting their standards of living through the range of services that is accessible through its growing branch network. Further details on NDB’s many products can be obtained from its 24 hour call centre, by calling 011 2448888 or by visiting NDB Bank’s website on www.ndbbank.com.