# Sampath Bank (Sri Lanka)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sampath-bank
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
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Specifications:
- [Sampath Bank — official](https://www.sampath.lk/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Sampath Bank (Sri Lanka)** is **Sri Lanka's #3 largest private commercial bank by assets** + **CSE: SAMP** + **first Sri Lankan bank to install ATM network nationwide 1987-1990** <sup>[1][1], [Sri Lanka report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LK)</sup>.

## History

**Mar 10 1987 — Sampath Bank founded by Susantha Indrasiri Liyanage in Sri Lanka** distinctive Sri Lankan banking heritage (first Sri Lankan bank to install ATM network nationwide 1987-1990).

**Apr 25 1990 — Sampath Bank CSE listing under ticker SAMP**.

**2014 — Sampath Bank Mobile Banking app launch** distinctive Sri Lankan mobile banking strategy.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Sampath Bank PLC** (CSE: SAMP; Sri Lanka's #3 largest private commercial bank by assets).

**Major shareholders**: **Sri Lankan retail + institutional + foreign investors (free-float dominant; no controlling shareholder); Employees' Provident Fund Sri Lanka + Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd minority**.

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

## Technical integration

Sampath Bank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + sampath.lk online + Sampath Bank branch network across Sri Lanka + Sampath Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; LankaQR + CEFT LK + SLIPS LK.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Sri Lankan banking + payments competitors**: [Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank Digital)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commercial-bank-ceylon) (Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC; CSE: COMB; Sri Lanka's largest private commercial bank) + [Hatton National Bank (Sri Lanka)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hatton-national-bank) (Hatton National Bank; CSE: HNB; Sri Lanka's #2 largest private commercial bank by assets) + [People's Bank Sri Lanka](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/peoples-bank-srilanka) (People's Bank Sri Lanka largest state-owned commercial bank) + [Bank of Ceylon](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-ceylon) (Bank of Ceylon Sri Lanka's #2 state-owned commercial bank) + [Seylan Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/seylan-bank) (Seylan Bank; CSE: SEYB) + [Nations Trust Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nation-trust-bank) (Nations Trust Bank; CSE: NTB; American Express Sri Lanka exclusive card issuer) + [NDB Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ndb-bank) (NDB Bank Sri Lanka; CSE: NDB) + [DFCC Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dfcc-bank) (DFCC Bank PLC; CSE: DFCC).

**Regulator**: CBSL.

## Status

**Active, Sri Lanka's #3 largest private commercial bank by assets** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>:
- **Sampath Bank PLC (CSE: SAMP)** since Mar 10 1987 Sampath Bank founding by Susantha Indrasiri Liyanage + Apr 25 1990 Sampath Bank CSE listing + 2014 Sampath Bank Mobile Banking app launch.
- **CBSL regulated**.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.sampath.lk/ "Sampath Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampath_Bank "Sampath Bank — Wikipedia"
[lk-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/LK

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