Bank of Ceylon
| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking, financial services |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Founder | Sir Ernest de Silva |
| Headquarters | BOC Square, Bank of Ceylon Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Number of locations | 578 (2024) |
Area served | Sri Lanka Maldives India United Kingdom Seychelles |
Key people | Kavinda de Zoysa (Chairman) W. P. Russel Fonseka (General Manager and Chief Executive Officer) |
| Services | Retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking |
| Revenue | US$ 1.659 billion (2024) |
| US$ 622.186 million (2024) | |
| US$ 220.064 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$ 17.038 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$ 1.034 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 7,980 (2024) |
| Parent | Ministry of Finance |
| Subsidiaries | Ceybank Asset
Bank of Ceylon (UK) Limited (100%) |
| 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 a network of 651 branches, 715 automated teller machines (ATMs), 159 CDM, 582 CRM network, 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.