DFCC Bank and DVB relocate Negombo branch

DFCC Bank, a development bank and its commercial arm DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), recently relocated its Negombo branch to a new and improved location.

Chairman, DFCC Group, C. Royle Jansz, CEO, DFCC Bank, Arjun Fernando, Chief Executive Officer, DFCC Vardhana Bank, Lakshman Silva, DVB's senior management and staff and members of the local community were also present.

The new branch office is at Main Street, Negombo. The regional office and branch complex will house the DFCC Group's banks, DFCC Bank and DFCC Vardhana Bank. The new branch, with its improved facilities aims at meeting the banking needs of the business community and local community. Customers in Negombo could avail themselves of a variety of services which will be offered seamlessly by both banks.

The retail services offered by DFCC Vardhana Bank include - savings and current accounts, fixed deposits, personal loans, housing loans, education loans, vehicle leasing, gold jewellery pawning loans and business loans. The branch will also provide LCs, foreign currency products such as NRFC, RFC and NNRFC and money transferring options via Western Union, Lanka Money Transfer and direct account remittances.

The development banking arm of DFCC Bank will offer industries and enterprises, a wide range of business funding solutions such as corporate banking, project financing and SME financing. In a continuous effort to modernise DFCC and DVB's banking facilities, the new branch will offer online banking service kiosks and virtual teller functions, which will enable customers to do most of their banking via machines provided by the bank.

At the new branch, DVB will also offer the latest technology with online banking services and a 24/7 call centre. Customers could also access over 500 ATMs through DVB's own and partner ATM networks which allow unlimited withdrawals at zero cost.