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Thursday Dec 12, 2024
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The Bank of Ceylon launched the first ever multi-currency deposit kiosk at the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa - the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in order to give an opportunity for foreign and local devotees to make donations in foreign or local currencies.
This would be the first time such a machine was installed in a historically and religiously important location within Sri Lanka.
The ceremony was held with the participation of the Sri Dalada Maligawa Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela, Media and Special Project Director Krishantha Hissella, Sri Dalada Maligawa Secretary General Rohana Keerthi Dissanayake, BOC Deputy General Manager Branch Operations and Development Banking Priyal Silva, Assistant General Manager Central Province Sarath Wijesinghe and other distinguished guests.
The kiosk machines accepts cash deposits in rupee, dollars, Sterling Pounds, Singapore dollars, Chinese Renminbi, Japanese Yen, Thai Bath and euro. The machine is also responsive to eight languages which are Sinhala, Tamil, English, Chinese, Thai, Russian, Hindi and Japanese.
The donations received through this kiosk machine are deposited in respective local and foreign currency accounts maintained in the name of Sri Dalada Maligawa. The machine generates a special receipt with the name of the donor acknowledging the donation and appreciating the generosity. The project was executed by the Product Development and Banking Development Division of the Bank of Ceylon.
