Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka)

Key details

• Parent: assets

Overview

Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka) is Sri Lanka's #2 largest private commercial bank by assets + CSE: HNB + HNB Mobile Banking app + HNB SOLO mobile wallet [1, lk-cro]. 2025 baseline: HNB Sri Lanka's #2 largest private commercial bank by assets.

History

1888 — Hatton Bank founded in Hatton, Sri Lanka (originally Hatton Bank Ltd serving Ceylon tea plantation workers) distinctive Sri Lankan banking heritage.

1970 — Hatton Bank + National & Grindlays Bank Sri Lanka merger → Hatton National Bank.

1971 — HNB CSE listing under ticker HNB.

2014 — HNB Mobile Banking app launch distinctive Sri Lankan mobile banking strategy.

2018-2020 — HNB SOLO mobile wallet launch + retail digital banking expansion.

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Hatton National Bank PLC (CSE: HNB; Sri Lanka's #2 largest private commercial bank by assets).

Major shareholders: Sri Lankan retail + institutional + foreign investors (free-float dominant; no controlling shareholder); Employees' Provident Fund Sri Lanka + Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd minority + Stassen Group Sri Lankan conglomerate minority.

Regulators: CBSL (Central Bank of Sri Lanka).

Technical integration

HNB Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + HNB SOLO mobile wallet + hnb.net online + HNB branch network across Sri Lanka + HNB Visa + Mastercard cards; LankaQR + CEFT LK + SLIPS LK.

Implementations & partners

Major Sri Lankan banking + payments competitors: [[commercial-bank-ceylon]] (Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC; CSE: COMB; Sri Lanka's largest private commercial bank by assets; 250+ service points + 600+ ATMs LK single largest ATM network + ComBank Digital + ComBank App suite + trailing 12-month revenue $623M Dec 31 2025) + [[sampath-bank]] (Sampath Bank; CSE: SAMP; Sri Lanka's #3 largest private commercial bank by assets) + [[peoples-bank-sri]] (People's Bank Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka's largest state-owned commercial bank) + [[bank-of-ceylon]] (Bank of Ceylon; Sri Lanka's #2 largest state-owned commercial bank) + [[seylan-bank]] (Seylan Bank; CSE: SEYB; Sri Lankan commercial bank) + [[nations-trust-bank]] (Nations Trust Bank; CSE: NTB; Sri Lankan commercial bank + American Express Sri Lanka exclusive card issuer) + [[ndb-bank-sri]] (NDB Bank Sri Lanka National Development Bank PLC; CSE: NDB) + [[dfcc-bank]] (DFCC Bank PLC; CSE: DFCC; Commercial Bank of Ceylon ~14.95% controlling).

Regulator: CBSL.

Status

Active, Sri Lanka's #2 largest private commercial bank by assets [1, 2]:

• Hatton National Bank PLC (CSE: HNB) since 1888 Hatton Bank founding in Hatton, Sri Lanka + 1970 Hatton Bank + National & Grindlays Bank Sri Lanka merger → Hatton National Bank + 1971 HNB CSE listing under ticker HNB + 2014 HNB Mobile Banking app launch + 2018-2020 HNB SOLO mobile wallet launch.
• CBSL regulated.

Sources

• 1 Hatton National Bank — official
• 2 Hatton National Bank — Wikipedia
• lk-cro In-corpus: reports/countries/LK-sri-lanka.md

Source

Biography extracted from hatton-national-bank.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.