Sri Lanka Licensed Commercial Banks
March 01, 2026
Licensed Banks and Finance Companies in Sri Lanka 2025 – CBSL Official List (As at 31.12.2025)
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Licensed Commercial Banks, Licensed Specialised Banks and Finance Companies authorised to mobilise deposits from public
(As at 31.12.2025, in alphabetical order)
(As at 31.12.2025, in alphabetical order)
Licensed Commercial Banks
24 Institutions
- Amana Bank PLC
- Bank of Ceylon
- Bank of China Ltd.
- Cargills Bank PLC
- Citibank, N.A.
- Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
- Deutsche Bank AG
- DFCC Bank PLC
- Habib Bank Ltd.
- Hatton National Bank PLC
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- MCB Bank Ltd.
- National Development Bank PLC
- Nations Trust Bank PLC
- Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC
- People’s Bank
- Public Bank Berhad
- Sampath Bank PLC
- Seylan Bank PLC
- Standard Chartered Bank
- State Bank of India
- The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
- Union Bank of Colombo PLC
Licensed Specialised Banks
6 Institutions
- Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka
- National Savings Bank
- Pradeshiya Sanwardhana Bank
- SANASA Development Bank PLC
- Sri Lanka Savings Bank Ltd.
- State Mortgage and Investment Bank
Finance Companies
32 Institutions
- Abans Finance PLC
- Alliance Finance Co. PLC
- AMW Capital Leasing and Finance PLC
- Asia Asset Finance PLC
- Assetline Finance Ltd.
- Associated Motor Finance Co. PLC
- CBC Finance PLC
- Central Finance Co. PLC
- Citizens Development Business Finance PLC
- Commercial Credit & Finance PLC
- Dialog Finance PLC
- Fintrex Finance PLC
- HNB Finance PLC
- Janashakthi Finance PLC
- Lanka Credit and Business Finance PLC
- LB Finance PLC
- LOLC Finance PLC
- Mahindra Ideal Finance Ltd.
- Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
- Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC
- Nation Lanka Finance PLC
- People’s Leasing & Finance PLC
- PMF Finance PLC
- Richard Pieris Finance Ltd.
- Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC
- Senkadagala Finance PLC
- Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC
- Siyapatha Finance PLC
- SMB Finance PLC
- Softlogic Finance PLC
- UB Finance PLC
- Vallibel Finance PLC
Important to Remember
- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka regulates and supervises licensed commercial banks, licensed specialised banks and finance companies under the relevant legal and regulatory framework.
- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka does not have a legal authority to guarantee deposits of licensed institutions.
- Deposits of licensed banks and finance companies are required to be insured (subject to exceptions) under the Sri Lanka Deposit Insurance Scheme (SLDIS).
- Public is advised to exercise due care to ensure the safety of their funds and refrain from depositing funds in unauthorised institutions.
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