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From Left: DFCC Bank – Offshore Banking and Remittance Business Development Senior Vice President Anton Arumugam,
Sri Lanka Ambassador-Designate to Japan Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe, Sri Lanka Business Council in Japan President Jagath Ramanayake, Ceylon Remittances Founder Udaya Athukorala, SAS3 Trading Company President and Chief Executive Officer Sajeev Rajaputhra, and DFCC Bank Vice President – Treasury, Wholesale and Investment Banking Senior Prins Perera
DFCC Bank has partnered with Ceylon Remittances to launch a new remittance service in Japan, strengthening financial links for Sri Lankans living and working there.
The launch was attended by the Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Japan Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe, Sri Lanka Business Council in Japan President Jagath Ramanayake, and several leading Sri Lankan business leaders. Representing DFCC Bank were Offshore Banking, Remittances and Business Development Senior Vice President Anton Arumugam, and Senior Vice President – Treasury, Wholesale Banking and Investment Banking Prins Perera.
DFCC Bank Offshore Banking, Remittances and Business Development, Senior Vice President Anton Arumugam said, “Remittances are not just transfers of money – they sustain families and underpin Sri Lanka’s economy. This partnership ensures Sri Lankans in Japan have a secure, efficient, and reliable channel to send money home, while also strengthening the country’s formal remittance inflows.”
Ambassador-designate Prof. Kumarasinghe stressed the importance of using regulated financial platforms to safeguard remitters and the national economy.
Ceylon Remittances Founder Udaya Athukorala said, “Our collaboration with DFCC Bank gives Sri Lankans in Japan the reassurance of speed, safety, and clarity in their transactions. It creates a bridge that benefits both individuals and the wider economy.”
This initiative expands DFCC Bank’s international remittance network and supports the Bank’s focus on facilitating secure inflows that contribute to Sri Lanka’s financial stability
and growth.
