ComBank's ATMs set records this Avurudu

The previous record of Rs 2.05 billion for cash withdrawals from the ATMs of Commercial Bank in a single day set on April 11, 2014, was broken on Friday, April 10, 2015, when users of the Bank's 610-terminal ATM network withdrew Rs 2.49 billion, an increase of Rs 441 million.

In a record breaking 12-day run, the Bank's ATM network dispensed Rs 17.2 billion between April 1-12, 2015, of which Rs 11.8 billion was dispensed over the seven days from April 6-12, a Bank official said.

The number of transactions processed in the first 12 days of the month exceeded two million of which 1.3 million was during the peak week.

Commercial Bank's two-day record for cash dispensed via its ATM network was also broken this year, with Rs 4.55 billion on April 10 and 11, beating last year's two-day figure of Rs 4 billion.

The average ticket size of a withdrawal on April 10, was Rs 11,642, also higher than a year earlier.