HNB continues path to excellence with two awards at International Finance Awards 2019

Sri?Lanka’s?most?innovative?private?sector?bank?HNB?PLC,?once?again?consolidated?its?reputation?for?banking?excellence?when?it?bagged?the?Best?Retail?Bank?in?Sri?Lanka?and?Best?Micro?Finance?Bank?in?Sri?Lanka?Awards?for?the?second?consecutive?year?at?the?International?Finance?Awards?2019.?

Organised?by?the?International?Finance?Magazine?as?a?global?platform?of?recognition?for?leadership?and?value-generating capacity,?award?winners?were?selected?following?a?careful?evaluation?of?submissions?from?leading?financial?institutions?across?the?world.?

Nominees?are?well?researched?by?dedicated?teams?of?experts?with?special?consideration?being?directed?towards?the?strength?of?their?applications,?performance and?past?accomplishments.?

“HNB?is?honoured?to?have?once?again?emerged?victorious?for?the?second?consecutive year.?This?feat?is?a?testament?to?the?dedicated?efforts?of?our?employees?working?in?Microfinance?and?Retail?banking.?Both?of?these?sectors?have?undergone?continuous?transformations?aimed?at?delivering?an?unmatched?product?and?service excellence?that positively?contribute?toward?the?growth?of?our?clients.?

“Moving?forward,?we?pledge?to?enhance?further?our?focus?on?transformative?banking?leveraging?the?power?of?technology?to?provide?innovative?solutions?and?processes?for?all?our?clients,”?HNB?Managing?Director/CEO,?Jonathan?Alles?said.?

As?the?very?first?Sri?Lankan?bank?to?enter?the?market?with?the?exclusive?HNB?Gami?Pubuduwa?product?in?1989,?HNB?has?long?maintained?a thriving presence in the microfinance sector.?

The?bank?continues?to?utilise?this?invaluable?experience?as?a?true?pioneer?in?the?field?to?extend?vital?financial?services?to?underserved?communities?across?the island.?

“Micro?Finance?and?SME?entrepreneurs?comprise?a?substantial?portion?of?the?Sri?Lankan?economy.?That?is?why?the?growth?potential?of?such?enterprises?must?be?supported?with?access?to?finance,?knowledge,?skills?and?other?advisory?services,?through?programmes?such?as?Gami?Pubuduwa.?In?this?manner,?we?can?encourage?job?and?wealth?creation?at?the?grassroots?of?our?economy,”?HNB?Deputy?General?Manager???Retail?Banking?and?SME, Sanjay?Wijemanne?said.?

HNB?was?adjudged?the?Number?One?business?entity?among?top?Sri?Lankan?corporates?by?Business?Today?and?has?been?receiving?continuous?praise?for?its?pioneering?initiatives?across?the?entire?spectrum?of?its?operations.?The?Bank?was?judged?‘Best?Managed?Bank?in?Sri?Lanka?by?the?prestigious?Asian?Banker?Magazine?while?the?Bank’s?Managing?Director/CEO,?Jonathan?Alles?was?conferred?with?the?Asian?Banker’?CEO?Leadership?Achievement’?award.?

Among?its?several?accolades,?HNB?was?declared?‘Sri?Lanka‘s?Best?Bank’?for?2019?by?Euromoney?Magazine?for?the?third?time,?in?addition?to?being?ranked?among?the?World?Top?1000?Banks?list?compiled?by?the?prestigious?UK-based,?Banker?magazine,?further?strengthening?its?status?as?Sri?Lanka’s?pre-eminent?private?sector?bank.?Recently,?HNB?was?recognised?among?the??Top?10?Most?Admired?Companies?in?Sri?Lanka??by?the?International?Chamber?of?Commerce,?Sri?Lanka?and?the?Chartered?Institute?of?Management?Accountants?(CIMA).?HNB’s?remarkable?track?record?of?excellence?secured?it?the?first?place?ranking?ahead?of?all?Sri?Lankan?banks?included?in?the?LMD?Top?100?Club???a?position?which?was?evaluated?based on its?performance?over the?past?25?years?