BoC offers a host of benefits to Current Account holders

The Bank of Ceylon's (BoC) Current Account has a range of benefits to manage day-to-day transactions either personal or business. It facilitates the agricultural, business, professional and industrial needs of current account holders. BoC customers could operate their current accounts around the clock from anywhere; any time of the day through BoC internet banking, mobile banking and the ATM network. BoC current accounts are linked with a network of 613 branches covering all parts of the country. The Bank provides several benefits for current account holders such as one-day cheque book issuance, instant BoC cheque clearance facility from any BoC branch and free clearance of cheques from any bank.

It also allows the transfer of funds through standing orders and the payment of utility bills (water, electricity and telephone bills) through the current account. Customers also receive a personalised cheque book.

The BoC Prestige Plus Professional Current Account, exclusively for demanding professionals and busy executives, offers a host of convenient features and benefits to suit their lifestyles.

Employed or self-employed professionals (doctors, engineers, lawyers, architects, accountants and university lecturers) or executives in reputed private organisations and companies or staff officers of Government or semi-Government organisations with a monthly gross income over Rs. 40,000 are eligible to open Prestige Plus current accounts.

A tailor-made benefit package is availble for Prestige Plus current account holders. They could obtain a BoC credit card with no joining fee with a minimum credit limit of Rs 100,000 and a debit card to withdraw up to Rs 100,000 per day from any BoC ATM.

Current account holders can obtain loans to build homes or for their personal needs and leasing facilities at attractive rates to purchase vehicles.

They will also receive special concessions through BoC Travels. In addition a range of services are available for current account holders. BoC facilitates weekend banking and night banking at selected branches and 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year, banking service at the Head Office. Current account holders could access over 500 ATMs islandwide and the 24-hour Call centre services.

The Bank of Ceylon was awarded Asia's Best Brand award 2013 by the Chief Marketing Officer's Council (CMO Council) in Mumbai, India.

Brand Finance Lanka ranked the Bank of Ceylon as the number one brand for the past five consecutive years and the bank is also ranked among the top 1,000 banks in the world by 'The Banker' magazine UK in 2013.

The BoC with 10 million account holders has penetrated half the population in the country.

It has over 1,000 customer touch points covering all parts of the country and has branches in Chennai, Male and London.

It has an asset base of over Rs.1.1 trillion and is one of the leaders in the banking and financial services industry.