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Jul 24 2026
30DFCC Bank PLC and SriLankan Airlines have partnered to launch the SriLankan Airlines DFCC Visa Platinum Credit Card, a premium co-branded credit card designed for customers whose lives increasingly extend beyond borders. The launch ceremony was held at the DFCC Bank Head Office, Galle Road, Colombo 3, on 21 July 2026, with the participation of senior management representatives from DFCC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and SriLankan Airlines, marking the beginning of a strategic partnership between two leading Sri Lankan brands.
The SriLankan Airlines DFCC Visa Platinum Credit Card allows cardholders to earn FlySmiLes Miles through both local and international spending while enjoying premium travel benefits including priority check-in, airport lounge access, additional baggage allowance, companion travel benefits, and a range of year-round lifestyle offers. Designed around the needs of today's globally connected customer, the card goes beyond rewarding travel to creating greater value throughout everyday life. Customers also receive 3,000 bonus FlySmiLes Miles upon enrolment, giving them an immediate head start towards future travel.
Today, travel is how businesses expand into new markets, how students pursue opportunities abroad, how families remain connected across continents, and how people discover new experiences. As lives become increasingly global, customers expect the financial products they carry to do more than facilitate payments. They expect them to quietly support the journeys that matter most.
For Thimal Perera, Director / Chief Executive Officer of DFCC Bank PLC, that changing lifestyle is shaping the future of banking.
"Today's customers expect banking to fit naturally into the way they live. Whether they are travelling for business, education, family, or leisure, they want the products they use every day to create value beyond the transaction itself. This partnership is about recognising that reality and rewarding customers for the lives they already lead. It reflects our commitment to designing banking around our customers, ensuring that the solutions we create evolve alongside their changing lifestyles and aspirations."
Dimuthu Tennakoon, Head of Commercial, SriLankan Airlines, said
the partnership reflects the changing way customers experience travel.
“FlySmiLes has always been about recognising and rewarding customer loyalty.
Through our partnership with DFCC Bank, we are extending those rewards beyond
the journey itself, enabling our members to earn FlySmiLes Miles through their
everyday spending while enjoying benefits that enhance their travel experience.
Together, we are creating more opportunities for customers to turn daily transactions into rewarding journeys.”
The partnership reflects a broader evolution in banking, where financial services are becoming part of the experiences that matter most to customers. As people become increasingly connected to opportunities across borders, they expect banking to move with them. The SriLankan Airlines DFCC Visa Platinum Credit Card has been designed with exactly that in mind—helping customers turn everyday spending into more rewarding journeys beyond borders.
