# Nations Trust Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nation-trust-bank
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Nations Trust — official](https://www.nationstrust.com/)

## Overview

**Nations Trust Bank** is **CSE: NTB** + **Sri Lankan commercial bank** + **John Keells Holdings CSE: JKH Sri Lankan conglomerate ~21%+ controlling** + **one of Sri Lanka's largest commercial banks** <sup>[1][1], [Sri Lanka report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LK)</sup>.

## History

**Jan 21 1999 — Nations Trust Bank founded by John Keells Holdings + Central Finance + Mercantile Investments Sri Lankan consortium** distinctive Sri Lankan banking heritage.

**2014 — NTB Direct mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Nations Trust Bank NTB** (Sri Lankan commercial bank; CSE: NTB).

**Major shareholders**: **John Keells Holdings (CSE: JKH; Sri Lankan conglomerate) ~21%+ controlling + Central Finance + Mercantile Investments + Sri Lankan retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

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

## Technical integration

NTB Direct mobile app (iOS + Android) + nationstrust.com online + Nations Trust Bank branch network across Sri Lanka + NTB Visa + Mastercard cards; LK IBAN + LankaQR.

## Implementations & partners

**John Keells Holdings parent**: John Keells Holdings (John Keells Holdings; CSE: JKH; Sri Lankan conglomerate; Cinnamon Hotels + Resorts + Jaykay Marketing Services + Keells Foods + NTB parent).

**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) + [DFCC Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dfcc-bank) (DFCC Bank; CSE: DFCC; Sri Lankan 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) + [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:NTB + Sri Lankan commercial bank + John Keells Holdings JSE:JKH Sri Lankan conglomerate ~21%+ controlling + one of Sri Lanka's largest commercial banks** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.nationstrust.com/ "Nations Trust — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nations_Trust_Bank "Nations Trust — Wikipedia"
[lk-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LK

- [1] [Nations Trust — official][1]
- [2] [Nations Trust — 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 [nation-trust-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/nation-trust-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.