Amãna Bank deploys ‘Bank on Wheels’

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Amãna Bank recently introduced ‘Bank on Wheels’, in line with the need of the customers to get their basic banking needs fulfilled amidst the COVID-19 outbreak that has forced all citizens to stay indoors, subsequently disrupting their day-to-day banking activities.

Amãna Bank’s ‘Bank on wheels’ is a service that brings a mobile ATM unit to neighbourhoods where the curfew is still in place; providing convenient cash withdrawal facilities to our customers and customers of other banks while supporting the Government’s commitment to safety and security.

The Bank on Wheels initiative was deployed according to a customer-demand-based route schedule that is published in the bank’s website as well as on its social media pages. Customers who want this service to visit their neighbourhood can request through bit.ly/BankOnWheels.

The customers using the Bank on Wheels facility are required to adhere to the safety precautions which includes maintaining a distance of one metre between customers in queue, wearing appropriate face masks and using the provided hand sanitisers before and after usage of the unit.

Commenting on this deployment, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Azmeer said: “From not having such a facility before, we were able to successfully launch our Bank on Wheels operations in a short period to facilitate banking needs in the current circumstances as well as the requirement from the government to reach out to the public to conveniently access banking services. I am really content that through this facility we have been able to reach out to customers at this hour of need along with other enhanced services through digital platforms.”

Amãna Bank has also made it convenient for its customers to register to internet banking from the safety and comfort of their homes in a few simple steps by visiting www.Amãnabank.lk.

Amãna Bank PLC is a stand-alone institution licensed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with Jeddah based IsDB Group being the principal shareholder having a 29.97% shareholding of the bank. The IsDB Group is a ‘AAA’ rated multilateral development financial institution with a membership of 57 countries.

In June 2019 Fitch ratings affirmed Amãna Bank’s National long term Rating of BB (lka) with a positive outlook. Amãna Bank is a standalone entity which does not have any subsidiaries, associates or affiliated institutions, other than the ‘OrphanCare’ Trust.