Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Sampath Bank supports businesses to go online with Evolve

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As more businesses make the shift from traditiona­l physical outlets to online based operations, an obstacle faced by many is the lack of understand­ing on how to build an ecommerce platform.

Sampath Bank, the driving force in the Sri Lankan financial services seeks to change this with the introducti­on of Evolve, a solution which allows users with minimum knowledge to build a website for a reasonable monthly cost.

Evolve functions as a personaliz­ed ecommerce portal and enables a business to launch its e-commerce enabled website from scratch within a few days.

Sharing thoughts on this new developmen­t, Dushyantha Dassanayak­a, Chief Manager - Electronic Delivery Channels, Sampath Bank said, “We are quite confident that the services of Evolve will be especially useful to SMES and entreprene­urs as they take their business online. As a financial institutio­n, we understand­that ecommerce will play a pivotal role in the way transactio­ns are carried out in the future.

“The modern-day consumer is moving away from the traditions of brick and mortar retail and as this happens, Sampath Bank will be present to support all businesses to cope with such a change.”

This new initiative which seeks to increase market share and profits of businesses is divided into two important components. Evolve will consist of three main modules such as an e-commerce website, merchant portal and admin module.

This will be the primary platform for merchants to sell their products or services online allowing their customers to transact from home through real time payments.

The second component is known as the

Payment Switch Module which offers the capability to integrate multiple payment options such as Sampath Internet Payment Gateway, Sampath Vishwa, Payapp and Ultra-rewards Points Gateway with merchant websites in a single and seamless integratio­n.

Together, this cloud-based applicatio­n includes specially designed e-commerce solution for hotels and retailers, enabling customers to make inquiries, reservatio­ns and payments online, in real time.

In order for interested parties to use Evolve to further the prospects of their business, all they need to do is call Sampath Bank and make a request, fill out the necessary documentat­ions and they will be well on their way to transactin­g through a personaliz­ed ecommerce portal. As their business expands, this service from Sampath Bank will bring in more variety for those merchants.

Union Assurance (UA) recently expanded its services with a new outlook after the refurbishm­ent of its Giriulla Branch Office on the November 8th to provide better services to residents in the area.

The refurbishe­d Branch Office will support the company’s pace to reach its goal of having fully operationa­l branches Island wide and will enhance the strength of its fully-fledged branch network.

UA’S Giriulla Branch Office is convenient­ly situated with ample parking space, open from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The new Branch Office is refurbishe­d and retouched with new interior elements, lightning systems which could provide a soothing, elegant environmen­t for the employees to work.

All the internal office spaces are structured in a relaxed and productive atmosphere to make it to a standard positive working environmen­t. Service areas for Life Insurance customers, a training center for staff and many other customer facilities are available at all times. UA’S branch offices offer a wide array of Life Insurance solutions, for individual­s as well as businesses.

The regional office is also fully It-enabled while Personal Financial Advisors (PFA) are equipped with laptops and tabs to service all

UA customers quickly and easily even while in the field.

The recently opened Giriulla Branch Office is situated in Negombo Road, Giriulla. Union Assurance is the first private insurer to celebrate over 30 years of unwavering operations in the country and is anchored by a team of experience­d and dynamic profession­als, a strong capital base and reinsuranc­e partnershi­ps with highly rated global reinsurers.

The Union Assurance brand is positioned on the promise of “trust” and strives to deliver this promise by being transparen­t, convenient and respectful when dealing with all stakeholde­rs.

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Representa­tives of Union Assurance senior management along with the branch staff at the opening ceremony
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