DFCC launches new website

Sanjeevi JAYASURIYA

DFCC Bank and DFCC Vardhana Bank consolidated and integrated their presence on the information superhighway in to one location through the launch of their new website. The Banking Group hopes to meet the financial needs of the cyber savvy generation through a convenient, easy to navigate portal with a view to delivering seamless banking services.

"Technology plays a vital role in increasing access to information while contributing to economic growth and productivity in a knowledged -based world.

It is estimated that Sri Lanka has more than two million internet users with many more having mobile connectivity, leading us to re-think the well touted concept of a cyber village," DFCC Bank Chief Executive Nihal Fonseka said.

"Our web presence is integrated in to one location while ensuring high user engagement through dynamic content. We are also presenting the idea of a virtual branch through connectivity to our internet banking portal, which connects our customers to the services they require, at the speed of a key stroke," he said. DFCC being the fastest growing bank over the past nine years focus on better connectivity.

We believe in financial inclusion. In keeping with the next two year strategy to expand more in to personal service sector, website will ensure delivering service to customer door step, DFCC Vardhana Bank CEO Lakshman Silva said.

While taking measure to continuously increase the service levels the Bank will expand the network beyond Colombo to outstations.

There are 126 service points across the country, he said. "The richness of the world-wide web demands us to be more proactive in our information delivery strategy. With consumers living fast-paced lifestyles, their requirements now need to be fulfilled faster than ever. As part of our continued commitment to technological advancement of our delivery channels, this site, along with the connected internet banking portal will enable users to access our seamless solutions more expediently.

This is just the first phase of the development of the www.dfcc.lk web portal.

As the next step in the evolution of the website the DFCC will create multi lingual versions in Sinhala and Tamil while mobile version has also been planned for the near future", he said. The site also features "Virtual Mindstar" the online version of DFCC's tremendously successful reality TV quiz show DFCC MindStar.

Competitors can now win exciting prizes by testing their quiz skills virtually.

The new and improved website includes the features of search function, GPS enabled branch locator, connectivity to the banks' social media pages, web forms related to loan applications, account openings, embedded video links, news blog and forex rates.