COLOMBO : Amana Bank has further expanded its customer location network with the opening of its 50th Self Banking Centre in Grandpass, Colombo, marking another significant milestone as the Bank celebrates its 15th Anniversary. With this opening, Amana Bank’s footprint has grown to 83 customer locations, including 33 fully fledged branches.
The new Self Banking Centre was officially unveiled by Amana Bank Managing Director/CEO Mohamed Azmeer together with Senior Vice President – Chief Compliance Officer Ajmal Naleer, Senior Vice President – Business Banking Irshad Iqbal, Vice President – Retail Banking & Marketing Siddeeque Akbar and other senior officials of the Bank.
Located within the vibrant and commercially active Grandpass area, the new Self Banking Centre is positioned to serve the diverse banking needs of the locality’s growing business and residential communities. With Grandpass being home to a wide range of commercial establishments, entrepreneurs, traders and residents, Amana Bank’s presence will provide customers in the area with greater convenience and 24×7 accessibility to essential banking services including cash withdrawals, cash deposits, cheque deposits and bill payments.
Commenting on the opening, Amana Bank Managing Director/CEO Mohamed Azmeer said, “The Opening of our 50th Self Banking Centre during our 15th Anniversary year is a significant milestone for the Bank. Over the last five years, we have increasingly invested in our Self Banking Centre model as an effective way of extending our reach which has enabled us to bring essential banking services closer to more communities, while responding to the growing preference for convenient, self-service banking. The success of our Self Banking Centre initiative has become an important part of our commitment to making our Development Focused, People Friendly Banking model more accessible to customers and communities across the country. Grandpass is a vibrant commercial and residential hub with a strong community of businesses, entrepreneurs and residences. We are honoured to establish our 50th Self Banking Centre in Grandpass.”
Amana Bank PLC is a stand-alone institution licensed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, with the Jeddah-based IsDB Group being the principal shareholder of the Bank. The IsDB Group is a Supra-National, ‘AAA’ rated multilateral development financial institution with a membership of 57 countries.
Testifying to its position as a leading practitioner of the non-interest-based banking model, Amana Bank was recognized amongst the Top 50 Strongest Islamic Banks in the World by The Asian Banker. Amana Bank does not have any subsidiaries, associates, or affiliated institutions apart from its engagement with OrphanCare as its Founding Sponsor.
