Sampath Bank (Sri Lanka)

Key details

• Parent: assets

Overview

Sampath Bank (Sri Lanka) is Sri Lanka's #3 largest private commercial bank by assets + CSE: SAMP + first Sri Lankan bank to install ATM network nationwide 1987-1990 [1, lk-cro].

History

Mar 10 1987 — Sampath Bank founded by Susantha Indrasiri Liyanage in Sri Lanka distinctive Sri Lankan banking heritage (first Sri Lankan bank to install ATM network nationwide 1987-1990).

Apr 25 1990 — Sampath Bank CSE listing under ticker SAMP.

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

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Sampath Bank PLC (CSE: SAMP; Sri Lanka's #3 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.

Regulators: CBSL (Central Bank of Sri Lanka).

Technical integration

Sampath Bank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + sampath.lk online + Sampath Bank branch network across Sri Lanka + Sampath Bank 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) + [[hatton-national-bank]] (Hatton National Bank; CSE: HNB; Sri Lanka's #2 largest private commercial bank by assets) + [[peoples-bank-sri]] (People's Bank Sri Lanka largest state-owned commercial bank) + [[bank-of-ceylon]] (Bank of Ceylon Sri Lanka's #2 state-owned commercial bank) + [[seylan-bank]] (Seylan Bank; CSE: SEYB) + [[nations-trust-bank]] (Nations Trust Bank; CSE: NTB; American Express Sri Lanka exclusive card issuer) + [[ndb-bank-sri]] (NDB Bank Sri Lanka; CSE: NDB) + [[dfcc-bank]] (DFCC Bank PLC; CSE: DFCC).

Regulator: CBSL.

Status

Active, Sri Lanka's #3 largest private commercial bank by assets [1, 2]:

• Sampath Bank PLC (CSE: SAMP) since Mar 10 1987 Sampath Bank founding by Susantha Indrasiri Liyanage + Apr 25 1990 Sampath Bank CSE listing + 2014 Sampath Bank Mobile Banking app launch.
• CBSL regulated.

Sources

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

Source

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