People’s Bank garners wide national and international recognition in 2025

People’s Bank further strengthened its standing as one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted financial institutions by securing an exceptional range of national and international accolades in 2025, reflecting its leadership in digital banking, inclusive growth and governance excellence.

At the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, People’s Bank was named Sri Lanka’s Best Digital Bank and Best Bank for Diversity and Inclusion.

Its digital capabilities were further recognised at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards, where the bank won the Gold Award for Most Popular Digital Payment Product in the state banks category for Internet and Mobile Banking, along with additional awards for digital payment strategy, financial inclusivity initiatives and ATM network enablement.

The bank’s commitment to best-in-class management practices was acknowledged at the CPM Best Management Practices Awards 2025, where People’s Bank emerged as a Gold Winner in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Cluster, Winner in the Banking (Public Sector) Category, and received further recognition for Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices, and Digital Literacy initiatives.

Leadership excellence and transformation were further recognised at the AICPA & CIMA – JXG Pinnacle Awards 2025, with People’s Bank securing Gold Awards for Management Team of the Year and Digital Transformation Project/Practice of the Year.

At the National Business Excellence Awards 2025, the bank delivered a strong all-round performance, winning the Banking Sector Award, Excellence in Local Market Reach and Excellence in Capacity Building. It was also named First Runner-Up in the Extra Large Category and received a Bronze Award for Overall Excellence.

People’s Bank’s progressive workplace culture also received wide recognition in 2025. The bank was named one of Sri Lanka’s Most Outstanding Women Friendly Workplaces and won Best Talent Acquisition Organisation of the Year at the Great HR Awards 2025. Its digital presence was acknowledged at the BestWeb Awards 2025, where it won Most Popular Banking and Finance Website and Best Banking and Finance Website – Silver.

On the regional and global stage, People’s Bank received multiple honours at the South Asian Business Excellence Awards 2025, CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2025, and the Global Business Review Magazine Awards 2025. These included Best Bank in the Public Banking Sector, Most Sustainable Bank Sri Lanka 2025, Best Consumer Digital Bank Sri Lanka 2025, Best Digital Wallet App Sri Lanka – People’s Pay, Best Financial Inclusion Programme Sri Lanka 2025 and Most Responsive Bank Sri Lanka 2025.

Reinforcing its reputation as an employer of choice, People’s Bank was named among the Top 20 Employers at the AICPA and CIMA Top Employers Awards 2025, while its international standing was further endorsed through recognition by Bizz Worldcob (World Confederation of Business).

People’s Bank Chairman Prof. Narada Fernando said the recognitions in 2025 clearly demonstrated the bank’s commitment to inclusive growth, strong governance and delivering long-term value to the nation.

Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Clive Fonseka said the bank’s continued focus on digital innovation, customer-centric banking and sustainable practices had enabled People’s Bank to achieve these milestones and strengthen its role in Sri Lanka’s economic progress.