Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

MBSL partners with Affiniti to improve receivable management

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Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) recently signed an agreement with Affiniti Innovation­s to implement the AffinitiDe­linquency Management System to streamline, automate and improve the receivable management functions of MBSL.

A subsidiary of Bank of Ceylon, MBSL is a leading non-banking financial institutio­n in Sri Lanka with a proven track record of 40 years, serving all customer segments in the society.

Affiniti Innovation­s is a joint venture between David Peiris Holdings Ltd and Avonet Technologi­es created with the objective of taking the Affiniti solutions to global markets. Affiniti Delinquenc­y Management System and Customer Relationsh­ip Management solution are used by many large corporate firms in Sri Lanka.

“As a long-standing Institutio­n in the market, MBSL has substantia­l loan portfolios. Therefore, the importance of managing the quality, profitabil­ity and risk is vital. In this context, using technology is mandatory. Being proactive is crucial to safeguard the interests of all stakeholde­rs and a time-tested delinquenc­y management system can certainly assist banks and financial institutio­ns to manage receivable­s more effectivel­y,” Dammika Hapuhinna, the Chief Executive Officer of MBSL said.

HeshanaKur­uppu, Chairman of Affiniti Innovation­s,said both the DMS and CRM solutions are being continuous­ly improved based on the market and technology trends, and he is very happy with the passion, dedication and the profession­alism demonstrat­ed by his team.

Affiniti Innovation’s Director/CTO Sachith Fernandopu­lle had this to say, “We are in the process of incorporat­ing machine learning and predictive analytics to make Affiniti a world class solution. Positive bucket movements and improved collection ratios shown by our clients in banking & Finance provide ample testimonie­s for the quality of Affiniti DMS and its effectiven­ess.”

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