With the intension to provide its customers a superior service, the Bank of Ceylon relocates its Pelawatte Branch to a new and a spacious building at the No.392/1, Pannipitiya Road Thalangama South, Pelawatte. The Bank’s Deputy General Manager Sales and Channel Management, Mr. Priyal Silva ceremoniously opened the branch recently. The Assistant General Manager Western Province South Ms. W.K.L.B.N. Samanthi, operations manager and province staff were also present on the occasion. BOC Pelawatte branch Manager together with staff members officiated the event and customers and well wishers of the branch too attended.
The Pelawatte branch is upgraded with novel digital banking technology to customers in the area. It will offer a wide array of banking services to its customers such as current and local or foreign currency savings and Fixed Deposit accounts, children’s and Senior Citizen’s savings accounts and saving plans, housing and personal loans, special loans schemes such as Divi Udana loan schemes that comprises of 22 loan schemes for SME and Micro entrepreneurs beginning with the lowest rate of 4% (granted for agriculture, tourism, exports, tea, apparel, IT, logistics and spices cultivation), education loans, Leasing and pawning facilities. Customers can also avail themselves of Debit or Credit cards, Micro and SME financing facilities and international money transfer/remittances services. The branch is connected to the rest of the 646 branches through a centralized network thus allowing customers to transact real-time with any of the branches in the network spread across the country. The 24 hour self-serving ATM/CDM at the branch gives customers the freedom to transact at their convenience anytime of the day. The Bank invites all residents of the area to experience superior banking services at this branch.
Bringing in the digital aspect of banking to every nook and corner in the country Bank of Ceylon has strategically spread its technology to all its branches. BOC Smart online banking, B-APP mobile banking and SmaprtPay QR scan mobile app assists customers to conduct daily banking transactions with convenience. Especially during COVID 19 spread, where special precautions are necessary, BOC wishes to remind all its valued customers to get on aboard with these cashless digital transaction modes.