Bank of Ceylon
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| Type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking, financial services |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Founder | Sir Ernest de Silva |
| Headquarters | No 1 BOC Square, Bank of Ceylon Mawatha, Colombo |
Number of locations |  663
(2026) |
Area served | Sri Lanka Maldives India United Kingdom Seychelles |
| Key people | Kavinda de Zoysa (Chairman) Y. A. Jayathilaka (General Manager and Chief Executive Officer) |
| Services | Retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, digital banking, SME banking |
| Revenue | LKR 548,623 million (2025) |
| LKR 246,800 million (2025) | |
| Profit Before Tax: LKR 120.8 billion (2025) | |
| Total assets | LKR 5.5 trillion (2025) |
| Total equity | LKR 365.8 billion (2025) |
Number of employees | 8,912 (2025) |
| Parent | Ministry of Finance |
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| Rating | National long-term rating: AA− (lka) Subordinated debentures: A (lka) by Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited Brand Strength Rating AAA- Brand Finance |
| Website | www |
Bank of Ceylon (BOC; Sinhala: ලංකා බැංකුව Lanka Bænkuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை வங்கி Ilangai Vangi) is a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic cylindrical building in Colombo.
The bank has over 2500 customer touch points including, a network of 663 branches, 517 automated teller machines (ATMs), 1001 CRM network, over 250 agent banking centres and 15 regional loan centres within the country. It also has an around-the-clock call centre and an around the clock branch at its Colombo office.
In addition to the local presence, the bank maintains an off-shore banking unit in the head office in Colombo, three branches in Malé, Chennai, and Seychelles, and a subsidiary in London.