Brisk Avurudu biz at People’s Bank ATMs with Rs. 10.74 b transactions
Friday, 17 April 2015 04:44
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People’s Bank’s state-of-the-art ATM network recorded transaction volumes amounting to a staggering Rs. 10,743,741,700 during the recently-concluded Sinhala and Hindu New Year festivity period from 8 to 13 April.
This unprecedented number of volumes means that a transaction was executed every two minutes on average, through one of People’s Bank’s 478 ATMs located all over the island and accessible day or night, which marks a phenomenal increase from the number of volumes posted last year.
People’s Bank, which had become the pulse of the people during its 53 years of existence, is strongly committed towards providing banking and finance services made efficient and effective through state-of-the-art technology. As part of its fully-fledged technology upgrade, investments into its innovative ICT architecture were boosted and measures were taken to install ATMs covering all nooks and corners of Sri Lanka.
In addition through its synergy with LankaPay common ATM network, People’s Bank’s 16 million strong customer-base is now able to enjoy island-wide, secure access to close to 3,000 ATMs of the participating banks at most affordable rates.
In addition, any customer from any of the 10 participating banks under LankaPay arrangement now has the opportunity to conduct transactions through People’s Bank’s extensive ATM network.
People’s Bank strives towards greater excellence by rightly understanding clients’ needs to provide the best financial solutions, consistently extending a superior customer experience exceeding all expectations.
The bank closed 2014 with an impressive performance, attesting that it continues to remain the ‘Pulse of the People’ surpassing the remarkable Rs. 1 trillion milestone in its balance sheet, becoming the second Sri Lankan bank to do so and achieving the best profitability during a financial year, since its inception in 1961.
