Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Nations Trust Bank recognised at Global SME Finance Awards

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Nations Trust Bank has won an award at the recently concluded Global SME Finance Awards in Madrid, Spain. The Bank was ranked amongst the top 5 banks for SME Bank of The Year – Asia Category out of over 100 entries from banks and fintech’s around the world. The Global SME Finance Awards is conducted by the IFC or Internatio­nal Finance Corporatio­n, which is a member of the World Bank Group and is the largest global developmen­t institutio­n focused on the private sector in emerging markets.

Nations Trust Bank was represente­d at the prestigiou­s Global SME Finance awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain by Bandara Jayathilak­e – Senior Executive Vice President for SME Banking at Nations Trust. The Global SME Finance Forum and Awards was attended by a record 675 attendees from more than 275 institutio­ns in 80 countries and covered the digitalisa­tion of SMEs and explored how innovation­s in technology, regulation and partnershi­ps can help SMEs transition from the informal sector to the formal economy. The panel of judges for the awards consisted of leading and respected personalit­ies from all over the world, representi­ng global financial institutio­ns, investors, fintech companies and developmen­t banks.

 ??  ?? From L to R: Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum, Bandara Jayatilake, Senior Executive Vice President SME Banking - Nations Trust Bank PLC and Raul Blanco Diaz, Spain’s Secretary of Industry and SMEs
From L to R: Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum, Bandara Jayatilake, Senior Executive Vice President SME Banking - Nations Trust Bank PLC and Raul Blanco Diaz, Spain’s Secretary of Industry and SMEs

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