People's Bank teams up with CEB

The People's Bank has extended its People's Mobile Banking and People's Internet Banking services by teaming up with the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to offer customers the facility of paying their electricity bill from home.

This service will be provided through three leading mobile telecommunication service providers Dialog, Etisalat and Mobitel.

All bills settled through either People's Mobile Banking or Peoples Internet Banking is updated instantly while the customer also receives an alert relating to each transaction by an SMS to his or her mobile phone. The service is offered free to all People's Bank customers.

Customers could also seek details relating to their electricity bill through this banking service upon registering with the CEB.

The CEO and GM of the Bank, N. Vasantha Kumar said that the Bank has made substantial investments in physical, technological and human resources to fulfill the aspirations of customers. People's Mobile Banking and People's Internet Banking are two such unique customer services.

General Manager, CEB, W.J.L.S. Fernando said that the People's Bank has functioned as the 'banker' of the Ceylon Electricity Board from its inception.

"As two of Sri Lanka's leading public sector organisations that directly serve the people, the launch of this service marks a milestone in the 40-year journey, jointly undertaken by the two organisations," he said.

People's Mobile Banking and People's Internet Banking enables customers to check their account balances, make inquiries, transfer funds within accounts maintained at the People's Bank or other banks, pay utility bills, request cheque books and statements, check pawning balances and many other banking related transactions.