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From left: Dialog Enterprise Sector Manager Gihan Wickramasinghe, Union Bank Vice President – Operations Sri Ganendran, Union Bank Vice President – IT Rajeev Munasinghe, Dialog Enterprise Group Chief Officer Jeremy Huxtable, Dialog Enterprise Head of Sales – Large Enterprise Roshan Silva and Dialog Enterprise Senior Account Manager – Large Enterprise Gayani Rupasinghe
Union Bank partnered with Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Sri Lanka’s premier telecom service provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, to obtain integrated enterprise communication solutions, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity, plus, state-of-the-art security features for the financial service provider.
Dialog’s new advanced Internet Data Centre will provide secure data hosting facilities to Union Bank, resulting in greater convenience and flexibility to operations and services offered by Union Bank to its customers. Dialog’s IDC has undergone stringent testing and passed rigorous audits conducted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and also serve the banking community at large by hosting the country’s Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Bureau through the Lanka Financial Service Bureau (LFSBL).
Union Bank Director/CEO Indrajit Wickramasinghe stated: “The banking industry is faced with numerous challenges in delivering banking convenience to customers. This initiative with Dialog, further affirms Union Bank’s ongoing efforts to enhance its systems and processes with cutting-edge technology that delivers greater operational efficiency. Further it also highlights the Bank’s initiatives to implement security measures and controls of the highest standard ensuring seamless transfer of information.”
Dialog Enterprise Group Chief Officer Jeremy Huxtable says: “Dialog Enterprise presents an unmatched range of products and services to our corporate clientele, backed by the very latest world-class technology solutions and our penchant for excellence. We are proud to serve the gamut of the banking and financial services sector in Sri Lanka, and are pleased to welcome Union Bank into our fold, adding significant value to its customers and operations.”
The Dialog IDC is the first Internet Data Center in Sri Lanka accredited with ISO 27001 (2013) certification. Dialog offers a wide range of products and services to local and global markets through its well designed and operated data centres.
The enhanced service offering by Dialog Enterprise underlines the Company’s commitment towards offering the Sri Lankan corporate sector with the very latest in ICT (Information Communication Technology) products and services, coupled with developments that will in turn give rise to robust enterprise solutions that offer high-quality secure uninterrupted connectivity, which is critical for any entity operating in today’s fast-paced economy.
