Sampath opens doors in the North

Sampath Bank opened their 128th and the 129th branches in Chunnakam and Nelliadi recently.

With the opening of these two branches the bank reaches a total of four branches in the Northern Province with the other two branches being in Vavuniya and Jaffna.

The banking giant who is the forerunner in providing technology driven banking and financial solutions of global standard, with the traditional Sri Lankan warmth and flavour has been honoured with many national and international accolades recently for their commitment to excellence in products and services.

The bank has been awarded the prestigious "Bank of the Year 2009" title by The Banker magazine of Financial Times, UK while winning the National Business Excellence Award 2009 in four categories and the runner up as second at Financial Reporting in the Banking and Financial sector at the SAFA awards as well as winning multiple awards including the Best Corporate Citizen of the Year 2009.

All these awards reiterates Sampath Bank's pledge to offer the best in the high tech banking with service quality and innovation to every corner of Sri Lanka.

The bank's dedication in developing entrepreneurial initiative in communities while preserving the environment and building awareness on nature too is evident in the many projects and initiatives taken in this direction.

The comprehensive product portfolio includes several ingenious savings options, personal, educational, home and trade loan facilities, senior citizen's and children's savings, lease and pawning facilities, foreign currency services, trade services, credit card facilities, e-banking services and 24 hour banking services through automated, on-line and uni-banking facilities.