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HNB empowers women drivers

18 July, 2021
(From left): HNB Leasing Executive, Business Development, Mahesh Ratnayake, HNB, Assistant Manager, Leasing, Roshan De Silva, HNB Head of Leasing, Niluka Amarasinghe, HNB Head of Personal Financial Services, Kanchana Karunagama, HNB Deputy General Manager, Retail and SME Banking, Sanjay Wijemanne, Pink Drives, Founder CEO, Shohan Kulasuriya, Pink Drives COO, Liswith Obinamuni and Pink Drives, Head of Operations, Shani Madurangi at the ceremony.
(From left): HNB Leasing Executive, Business Development, Mahesh Ratnayake, HNB, Assistant Manager, Leasing, Roshan De Silva, HNB Head of Leasing, Niluka Amarasinghe, HNB Head of Personal Financial Services, Kanchana Karunagama, HNB Deputy General Manager, Retail and SME Banking, Sanjay Wijemanne, Pink Drives, Founder CEO, Shohan Kulasuriya, Pink Drives COO, Liswith Obinamuni and Pink Drives, Head of Operations, Shani Madurangi at the ceremony.

HNB PLC has partnered with ride-sharing app Pink Drives to offer lady drivers’ access to exclusive bundled leasing, insurance and card packages with low-interest rates.

“HNB is proud to partner and support Pink Drives in their pioneering mission to empower women, by providing them with a means to financial empowerment, while delivering a safe and convenient mode of transportation for women and children,” HNB Head of Leasing, Niluka Amarasinghe said.

Pink Drives chauffeurs will also be offered a free life insurance cover of upto Rs. 4.5 million and natural death insurance of Rs. 600,000, and a Prestige Prime credit card with the first-year annual fee waived off. Notably, women who open and maintain accounts with HNB will have access to Pink Drives ride-sharing platform.

Pink Drives (Pvt) Ltd Founder CEO, Shohan Kulasuriya said, “We are delighted to partner with HNB to offer our chauffeurs convenient leasing facilities inclusive of attractive interest rates and benefits. Our services aim to provide women and children a safe journey to their destination, while also offering women drivers a hassle-free mode of employment.” 

Pink Drives is Sri Lanka’s first and only woman driven taxi service for women and children. Initially providing the service in Colombo and the suburbs, the company uses the latest technology to facilitate safer and convenient travel while empowering women.

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