People’s Bank rolls out Self Banking Units at railway stations

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People’s Bank recently inaugurated a Self-Banking Unit at the Mirigama Railway Station. The unit was vested in the public under People’s Bank’s initiative of establishing 100 Self-Banking Units at railway stations island-wide.

Railway General Manager B.A.P. Ariyaratne inaugurating the People’s Bank Self Banking Unit at Meerigama Railway Station

The new state-of-the-art Self Banking Unit, furnished with an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) and Cash Deposit Machine (CDM), will facilitate railway commuters with a hassle-free banking experience 24 hours a day, seven days a week all year round.

The program is implemented by People’s Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport to help thousands of daily commuters to conduct their banking transactions conveniently and efficiently at their respective railway stations. In addition, the establishment of Self Banking Units is taking place in conjunction with the Railway Department’s initiative of modernisation and beautification of railway stations and the People’s Bank’s digitalization initiative.

Railway General Manager Designate S. Mahanama Abeywickrama inaugurating a unit installed with ATM machines at Veyangoda Railway Station

Furthermore, two Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) installed at Veyangoda Railway premises were also vested in the public on the same day. People’s Bank Chairman Hemasiri Fernando, People’s Bank Chief Executive Officer/General Manager N. Vasantha Kumar, Railway General Manager B.A.P. Ariyaratne, Railway General Manager Designate S. Mahanama Abeywickrama and Railway Superintendent Wijaya Samarasinghe in addition to officers of Railway Department and institutional and executive management of People’s Bank were present at the occasion.