A Thrift Day Message to Save Confidently with BOC to build an Aspiring Future.

In celebrating World Thrift Day, also known as Savings Day, which falls on 31th of October this year,  Sri Lanka’s No.01 Bank, Bank of Ceylon affirmed the Bank’s commitment to continuous development of cutting edge saving products to encourage healthy financial habits among the public with a view to ensuring future financial security of individuals, communities as well as the economic development of the 

Nation at large.

In particular, there has never been a better time for citizens comprehend that the thriving of an individual strongly depends on foreground of the country’s development trajectory given the current global and domestic economic environment. Therefore, its safe to state that the development of any community or country considerably depended on individual contribution and values upheld by individuals within that community or country.

Addressing the pressing need to promote thrift and saving habits within the  Sri Lankan community, Bank of Ceylon strongly encourage all citizens to involve themselves with the banking stream in what every way possible to build up their individual savings coupled with day-to-day thrift habits. In this context, BOC has always ensured to provided the most beneficial service for its customers whilst emerging as the most  trusted partner who provides reliable banking service to all Sri Lankans for over eight decades.

Encouraging all Sri Lankans to take initiative towards building a financially secured future, BOC  invites the public to join with the Bank to save smartly by making use of number of the number special accounts provided that targets on yielding a satisfying and a secured return for their hard earned money. The bank has a wide portfolio of industry leading products that could assist in achieving almost all aspirations of its customers catering to newborns to senior citizens. With the digital banking facilities, the BOC customers are able to capitalize on this wide-range of savings products at their convenience.

With an aim of developing the saving habit among children, the Bank has  introduced innovative savings products such as Ran Kekelu, haritha kekulu and 14 plus  for children with highest returns on their savings. In addition, the Bank has also extended insurance cover for the guardians of these savings accounts holders along with other benefits such as seminars for Grade five scholarship examinations  and awarding scholarships for high performers of the Grade Five scholarship examination who holds BOC’s Ran Keklu Smart accounts.

Similarly, BOC has introduced a wide range of savings products covering all age categories and diverse requirements of the public through its tailor-made products such as BOC 18+ Youth Savings Account,  Kantha Ran Ginum, Senior Citizen Account, Standard Savings Account, Smart Salary Saver Account and BOC Flexi Account. In particular, the Bank has launched innovative savings schemes such as Smart Investor and  Smart Lady savings schemes in enabling the public to save their hard earned funds based on their monthly earnings. Moreover,  BOC has introduced BOC 100 Days ,  200 Days  and 400 Days high yielding fixed deposit saving schemes allowing their customers to double their savings in a short span of time. 

Over the past 83 years it has operated, Bank of Ceylon continued to cement its its position as the No.01 Bank in the country while serving the national interest, as reflected by numerous global and local accolades. Bank of Ceylon was yet again being recognized among world’s top 1,000 banks by ’The Banker Magazine UK”.

BOC has also been playing an instrumental role in revolutionizing the country’s digital banking landscape with the aim of providing enhanced customer convenience while improving financial inclusion via the Bank’s cutting-edge digital payment technological innovations. In particular BOC pioneered in bringing range of cutting-edge digital solutions to the customer which includes BOC Smart online banking, B-APP mobile banking SmartPay QR scan mobile app, Branch on Wheels, Smart Zone, BOC Digi, Smart Pass Book, SmartGen Digital account as well as facilities to open deposit accounts online and to apply for housing/personal loans online.

With over 2,000 touch points spread across the nation, BOC operates over 645 branches connected online and an ATM/CDM/CRM network of over 1350 located in all 25 districts of the country. Bank of Ceylon leads the trade finance and inward remittances market in serving the national interest. Its overseas presence consists of foreign branches in Chennai, Male, Hulhu-Male, Seychelles and a banking subsidiary in London as well as a strong affiliation with the international banking network developed over 

the years.