Seylan Bank enters market with SD-WAN Networking System

Seylan Bank becomes the first organisation in the local banking industry to adopt SD- WAN ( Software Defined Wi d e A re a n e t wo rk ) Technology in partnership with Citrix and V. S . Information Systems ( Pvt) Ltd., (VSIS), the bank said this week in a media release.

Commenting on this, Harsha Wa n i g a t u n g a , Chief Information Officer, Seylan Bank said: “We are delighted to work with VSIS to further amplify our transformational journey into digitalisation. As one of our valued partners over the years, VSIS has consistently delivered and has continued to assist us with the best technical and business support. As the first bank to adopt SD- WAN technology, we aim to further strengthen our branch network security, availability and faster speeds that will facilitate greater customer convenience and security. As the banking industry moves towards automation and digitalisation, we place great priority towards innovation, security, enhancing customer services and defying the traditional norms of banking”.

Priyanga Gunasekera, Managing Director, V. S. Information Systems (Pvt) Ltd said: “We are proud to work with Seylan Bank and assist in their digital transformation journey. As the leading ICT solutions provider in the country, our goal was to provide Seylan Bank with the best of breed solution to fit their requirements and network architecture. To do this, we studied several competing products to identify and implement the best strategy to amplify their journey towards digitalisation. We take great pride in delivering technology solutions with the best value outcome for our clients. Therefore, we are delighted to say that this implementation with Seylan Bank while being the first such implementation in the country, is also the largest SD WAN deployment up-to-date in Sri Lanka.”