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Friday November 13th, 2026
Finance

Sri Lanka central bank flags Crosslink for unauthorized deposit-taking

With Crosslink Holdings, continued collecting public funds by masked loan agreements and fixed deposits

November 11, 2026 1 min read

Fitch upgrades 3 Sri Lanka bank-owned NBFIs following parent rating upgrades

Outlooks stable

November 4, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka’s CAL eyes US$1.5tn frontier market reach with AFC deal

Links CAL’s home presence in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with AFC’s operational desks in Vietnam, Uzbekistan, and Iraq

November 4, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank projects 18-pct profit growth next year under steady interest rates

The Bank has reached Rs.1 trn asset base in September quarter of 2026

November 3, 2026 3 min read
Sri Lanka’s Capital Alliance to buy 51-pct stake in Asia Frontier Capital for US$2.5mn

CAL plans to leverage AFC's capabilities to improve its capacity to source global capital flows into Sri Lanka, Banglade

Sri Lanka Seylan Bank Sept quarter net profit rises 6-pct to Rs3.1bn

The banking group posted basic earnings per share of 4.82 rupees for the third quarter (Q3),

Fitch takes action on 8 Sri Lanka banks' national ratings on updated scale

After sovereign upgrade

November 2, 2026 8 min read

Sri Lanka Softlogic Finance Sept quarter swings to Rs101mn loss

The group posted an annualised basic loss per share of Rs. 0.42 for the second quarter (Q2), down from annualised basic

October 30, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka regulator lists Max App Media as prohibited pyramid schemes

And its affiliates Max LK (Pvt) Ltd, Max Media Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

October 29, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka central bank seeks panel for troubled bank resolutions

Has called for expressions of interest from qualified parties to serve on a panel of administrators

October 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Cabinet approves adopting new method to assess credit risks for financial institutions 

The move is in line with the provisions of Public Debt Management Act

October 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Amana Takaful adds claim tracking, document submission on app

Customers can digitally submit the documents required to support the settlement of their claims.

October 16, 2026 1 min read

Over third of Sri Lanka’s listed firms fail to cover interest bills: Central Bank

October 12, 2026 2 min read

Nearly a quarter of Sri Lanka's financial sector loans backed by vehicles, gold: Report

Share of motor vehicle credit and gold-backed loans in total financial sector credit rose to 24.9 percent by end-June 26

October 12, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka prepares for third AML/CFT evaluation

3rd evaluation on international compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism standard

October 7, 2026 1 min read

Sampath Bank, Bancstac partner to bring Google Pay to Sri Lanka merchants

Sampath Bank partners with Bancstac to enable Google Pay acceptance for merchants

October 6, 2026 2 min read
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Sri Lanka Islamic finance industry to advance from small footprint: Fitch

Sri Lanka has one of the highest Islamic finance penetration rates among countries with Muslim-minority populations.

October 5, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Sanasa Life to sell stake in subsidiary Sanasa General Insurance

To offload equity stake comprising 30,614,059 ordinary shares representing 53.5 percent of the issued share capital,

October 5, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank to raise up to Rs50bn in debentures, green bonds

October 2, 2026 1 min read

Fitch upgrades Bank of Ceylon's IDRs to B-‌, VR to b-‌

October 2, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank, KOKO launch merchant credit facility

Eligible merchants can access financing for working capital, inventory purchases and business expansion.

September 30, 2026 1 min read

Bimputh Lanka liquidation moves ahead despite Supreme Court case

Bimputh applied to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal under application SC/HCLA No. 12/2025.

September 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s NDB Bank fraud hits Rs13.6bn as Deloitte finalizes forensic probe

The bank assured stakeholders that it is "a lesson well learnt" after shareholders paid price of declined share value,

September 29, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka’s central bank seeks cyber specialist to counter threats

Responsibilities include tracking ransomware groups, phishing kits, and fraud campaigns on the dark web and open sources

September 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka central bank seeks bids for EDS system

Procurement of an enterprise data solution system as regulator seeks to strengthen its data management and analytics

September 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Pan Asia Bank to raise up to Rs5bn with debenture sale

September 25, 2026 1 min read
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