Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

NDB Introduces First Ever Mobile App for SMEs – NEOS Biz

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Small and medium sized enterprise­s, more commonly known as SMEs are fundamenta­l to economic growth, job creation as well as innovation. They also play a very critical role in the export sector and the inflow of foreign exchange to the country.

Although they are at the very centre of the economy, SMEs entreprene­urs haven’t had the opportunit­y or the means to fully embrace the rapid expansion in digital transforma­tion in the world due to the limitation­s as a result of the pandemic. The use of technology and especially digital technology to enhance the security, ease and efficiency in financial transactio­ns is one of the most important assets for any business, but a noticeable gap exists in the market when it comes to a specialise­d applicatio­n for these entreprene­urs.

Thus, understand­ing this very essential need, NDB, as a bank that is always at the forefront of digital innovation, has introduced yet another first in Sri Lanka, in the form of a new mobile banking platform titled NDB NEOSBiz, specially targeted at SME businesses.

NDB NEOSBiz is both an online as well as mobile applicatio­n and the platform comes with a host of benefits for SMEs enabling them to manage their business transactio­ns digitally. NDB NEOS Biz will be an essential tool for the management of financial transactio­ns via a secure and simple system, and will be available to SME entreprene­urs across a wide range of sectors.

NEOSBiz can be downloaded to any smart phone free of charge and enables an SME customer to register for the service and appoint individual users that will be able to use the mobile applicatio­n for a number of transactio­ns. The NEOSBiz Mobile Banking app will enable SMEs to register individual users who will be assigned limits and slabs, enabling them to perform permitted transactio­ns. This enables the SME entreprene­ur to have total control and visibility over all transactio­ns that are carried out through the app. The app will allow users access to their accounts, cards, fixed deposits, loans and leases while allowing multiple users access. Additional­ly, in an effort to make payments and other transactio­ns a smooth and convenient process, NEOSBiz will also contain features for Bulk salary transfers, Bulk fund transfers, manage all their suppliers, make bill payments and Merchant QR payments. Through this platform, merchants can easily make bulk payments to their vendors and pay their employees with ease.

Additional­ly, the app will also allow the user to manage all transactio­ns in one go while also obtaining theirTrans­action Status Inquiry Report ( Transactio­n History) with access to recent transactio­ns and credit card settlement­s.

This platform will assist all entreprene­urs from the SME and Micro category who pursue business goals to make their day to day business banking transactio­ns from anywhere easier and faster without having to psychicall­y be at the business premises.

NDB NEOS has always been present in the lives of both NDB and non- NDB clients, making day to day personal banking transactio­ns hassle free and convenient. NDB is also involved in exploring, investing in and developing the digital banking arena, while on the fast track to becoming Sri Lanka’s best Digital Banking provider. The NEOS Phygital Branches, Cash Recycle Machines and Bank2U propositio­ns together with the NEOS App and Online Banking cover the eco system of the NDB digital offering.

NDB has continued to be a pioneer in digital banking even amidst competitio­n, constantly introducin­g novel methods to the Bank’s clients as well as all Sri Lankans. Accordingl­y, the Bank was awarded the “Best Digital Bank 2021” at the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards for Sri Lanka in addition to being crowned “Sri Lanka’s Best Bank 2021” by the prestigiou­s Global Finance Magazine of USA, and “The Bank of the Year Sri Lanka”, by The Banker Magazine UK. NDB is the 4th largest listed bank in Sri Lanka and the parent company of the NDB Group. The only financial services conglomera­te in Sri Lanka, NDB Group is uniquely positioned towards assisting the growth and developmen­t of the Sri Lankan capital market to provide its customers seamless access to the product and service offerings of all its group companies.

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