# DFCC Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dfcc-bank
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [DFCC — official](https://www.dfcc.lk/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets
- **Launch:** 1955

## Overview

**DFCC Bank** is **CSE: DFCC** + **Sri Lankan commercial bank** + **one of Sri Lanka's largest commercial banks by assets** + **founded 1955 as Sri Lanka's first development finance bank** <sup>[1][1], [Sri Lanka report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LK)</sup>.

## History

**1955 — DFCC Bank Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon founded as Sri Lanka's first development finance bank** distinctive Sri Lankan banking heritage.

**Oct 1 2015 — DFCC Bank commercial banking conversion + DFCC Vardhana Bank merger consolidation**.

**2014 — DFCC Vimasna mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **DFCC Bank Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon** (Sri Lankan commercial bank; CSE: DFCC).

**Major shareholders**: **Bank of Ceylon ~14%+ + Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation ~12%+ + Hatton National Bank ~10%+ + Sri Lankan retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **CBSL Central Bank of Sri Lanka**.

## Technical integration

DFCC Vimasna mobile app (iOS + Android) + dfcc.lk online + DFCC Bank branch network across Sri Lanka + DFCC Visa + Mastercard cards; LK IBAN + LankaQR.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Sri Lankan banking + payments competitors**: [Bank of Ceylon](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-ceylon) (Bank of Ceylon BoC; Sri Lankan state-owned commercial bank; Sri Lanka's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank Digital)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commercial-bank-ceylon) (Commercial Bank of Ceylon ComBank; CSE: COMB; Sri Lanka's largest private commercial bank by assets) + [Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hatton-national-bank) (Hatton National Bank HNB; CSE: HNB; Sri Lanka's #2 private commercial bank by assets) + [Sampath Bank (Sri Lanka)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sampath-bank) (Sampath Bank; CSE: SAMP; Sri Lankan commercial bank) + [People's Bank Sri Lanka](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/peoples-bank-srilanka) (People's Bank Sri Lanka; Sri Lankan state-owned commercial bank) + [Seylan Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/seylan-bank) (Seylan Bank; CSE: SEYB; Sri Lankan commercial bank) + [NDB Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ndb-bank) (NDB Bank National Development Bank; CSE: NDB; Sri Lankan commercial bank) + [Nations Trust Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nation-trust-bank) (Nations Trust Bank; CSE: NTB; Sri Lankan commercial bank) + [LankaQR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/lankaqr) (LankaQR Sri Lankan national QR payment scheme).

**Regulators**: CBSL Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

## Status

**Active, CSE:DFCC + Sri Lankan commercial bank + one of Sri Lanka's largest commercial banks by assets + founded 1955 as Sri Lanka's first development finance bank + Oct 1 2015 commercial banking conversion + DFCC Vardhana Bank merger consolidation** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.dfcc.lk/ "DFCC — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFCC_Bank "DFCC — Wikipedia"
[lk-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LK

- [1] [DFCC — official][1]
- [2] [DFCC — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Sri Lanka report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LK)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/LK-sri-lanka.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [dfcc-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/dfcc-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.