ComBank closes 2019 with 865 ATMs, and 268th branch in Madampe

Commercial Bank Deputy Chairman Preethi Jayawardena, flanked by the bank’s Chief Operating Officer Sanath Manatunge and Deputy General Manager – Personal Banking Sandra Walgama, officiates at the ceremonial opening of the bank’s Madampe branch in the presence of its Branch Manager and senior management 

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon, the private bank with the largest branch and ATM network operation in the country, recently opened a branch in Madampe in the Puttalam District, bringing its branch count in Sri Lanka to 268 and its ATM count to 865 terminals at the close of 2019. 

The new branch, declared open by Commercial Bank Deputy Chairman Preethi Jayawardena, is located on the Chilaw Road, in New Town, Madampe. It is an Automated Banking Centre featuring an Automated Teller Machine (ATM), a Cash Recycler Machine (CRM) and a Cheque Deposit Machine (CDM), making its services accessible any time of the day or night. 

With the opening of this branch, the number of Cash Recycler Machines within Commercial Bank’s network of ATMs in Sri Lanka grew to a milestone 200. Notably, the bank’s ATM network has expanded by 65 terminals in one year, after the 800th ATM was opened at the bank’s Giriulla branch in November 2018.

Commercial Bank was the first bank in Sri Lanka to upgrade its entire ATM network to EMV Chip capability, significantly enhancing security against fraud by conforming to the EMV standards of the various card brands that it accepts. 

As a result, every Commercial Bank ATM now accepts and processes transactions based on Smart Card Integrated Circuit (IC) data as well as magnetic strip data.

About a fifth of Commercial Bank’s ATM network is located outside the precincts of its branches, with terminals installed in places such as industrial zones, railway stations, central bus stands, apartment complexes, shopping malls and large-scale factories, enhancing access for customers and non-customers alike.