Company filings, disclosures and news on Seylan Bank PLC (SEYB), Regional Banks on the Colombo Stock Exchange, tagged by theme and scored for sentiment.
Seylan Bank PLC is offering Seylan Credit Cardholders a 36-month 0% Easy Payment Plan (for purchases of Rs.100,000-3,000,000) with no processing fee and participating merchant discounts, available from 01 Oct to 31 Dec 2026 to help manage year-end purchases.
Daily FT·Sep 29, 2026·Award or certificationPositive
Seylan Bank PLC's Islamic Banking Unit won three SLIBFI Awards: Gold for Deal of the Year for financing a 10MW solar power project, Bronze for Deal of the Year for a broiler farm expansion financing, and an Individual Merit Award for Rising Personality of the Year (Male).
Ada Derana·Sep 29, 2026·Award or certificationPositive
Seylan Bank PLC's Islamic Banking Unit won three SLIBFI Awards 2025/2026, including Gold for Deal of the Year for financing a 10MW solar power project, Bronze for financing a broiler farm expansion, and an Individual Merit award for Rising Personality of the Year (Male).
The Association of Professional Bankers ran a CPD event preparing Sri Lanka's banking sector for its APG mutual evaluation (on-site 26 Oct-6 Nov 2026) that will assess AML/CFT/PF technical compliance and effectiveness. Speakers urged a shift from documentation-led checks to outcome-focused, risk-based controls.
Fitch upgraded Sri Lanka to 'B-' and restructured 2036/2038 bonds rallied to about 103 cents on the dollar. Standard Chartered and the Central Bank said Sri Lanka should aim to return to international capital markets before the IMF program ends in March 2027 while avoiding aggressive borrowing.
Ada Derana·Sep 23, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
Plexus Global was appointed on 1 June as the distributor for TrendAI (Trend Micro) in Sri Lanka to offer TrendAI Vision One™ and other AI-powered cybersecurity solutions. The partnership seeks to deploy endpoint and threat-intelligence services across enterprises, targeting BFSI, government and telecom sectors.
Seylan Bank PLC opened its 295th 'Pahasara' library at Giri/Gemunu Central College, Pannala on 3 July 2026, donating books, a laptop and a smart board and running financial literacy and sustainability activities. The programme is part of the bank's ESG initiative as it nears a 300-library target.
Ada Derana·Sep 14, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
Seylan Bank partnered with Cinnamon Life and Cinnamon Nature Trails to present 'Jewels Beneath the Waves', an exclusive underwater photography experience for Seylan Private Banking cardholders on 29 August 2026, featuring photographers Eric Goh and Chitral Jayatilake.
Ada Derana·Sep 8, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
Seylan Cards has partnered with City of Dreams Sri Lanka to present 'This Is Michael: Relive the Legend' on 8-9 Nov 2026, offering Seylan cardholders 20% off for Visa Infinite/Signature/World and 15% off for other cards plus a 'Swipe & Win' promotion with VIP ticket prizes.
Daily FT·Sep 8, 2026·Award or certificationPositive
Seylan Bank (SEYB.N0000) won two Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026 as Sri Lanka's Best Bank for Customer Experience and Best Bank for SMEs. The bank said the recognitions reflect its digital platforms and SME-focused products and support, including retained customer-experience recognition from 2025.
IT & Digital
Ada Derana·Sep 7, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
Seylan Bank PLC signed an MoU with Toyota Lanka to offer dedicated leasing facilities for Toyota passenger and commercial vehicles, featuring up to 7-year repayment terms, competitive interest rates and a fast-track approval process (approvals within 24 hours).
Ada Derana·Sep 4, 2026·Promotional / marketingPositive
This Is Michael, Relive the Legend, an international Michael Jackson tribute production, will perform at The Podium, City of Dreams Sri Lanka on 8-9 November 2026; tickets start at LKR 7,500 and Seylan Bank cardholders receive 15-20% discounts.
Union Assurance held its Partnership Distribution Annual Awards 2025 at Cinnamon Life, presenting 150 awards to top performers and naming Dineshi Fernando (Nations Trust Bank channel) Champion of Champions, highlighting strong growth in its bancassurance distribution for 2025.
The CSE recorded a record net foreign outflow of Rs.19.46 billion in August, lifting YTD net foreign outflows to Rs.55.7 billion through August 2026. United Motors (UML.N0000), Melstacorp (MELS.N0000) and Seylan Bank (SEYB.N0000) saw net foreign buying while Cargills (CARG.N0000) faced Rs.4.07 billion of net foreign selling.
Seylan Bank ran an SME Scale-Up Program in Tissamaharama for nearly 200 Southern farmers, providing financial management training and showcasing agricultural financing including Seylan Athwela loans up to Rs.5 million at a 5% concessional rate and NCRCS loans at 6%.
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