COMBank ATMs dispense Rs.11b in countdown to Avurudhu

The Automated Teller network of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon dispensed a record Rs. 11 billion in the month leading up to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, indicating the popularity and reliability of the Bank's ATM Network and the growth of its ATM cardholder base, a spokesman for the Bank said.

The Bank said its 336 ATM machines in Sri Lanka, the country's largest on-line cash dispensing system, processed 3.6 million transactions for the one month upto April 14, dispensing an average of Rs. 367 million per day over the 30 days. The Commercial Bank's previous record for ATM withdrawals in a single month was Rs. 10 billion in December 2008.