Hatton National Bank

Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) is Sri Lanka's premier private sector commercial bank, tracing its origins to 1888 when Hatton Bank was established to serve the island's tea plantation economy. Incorporated in its current form in 1970 following the acquisition of Grindlays Bank branches, HNB is publicly listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange and operates over 255 customer centres and 825 ATMs across the country. The bank offers a full spectrum of personal, SME, corporate, wholesale, and digital banking services, and as of 2023 held total assets of approximately LKR 2 trillion with nearly 9,000 employees — consistently ranked among Sri Lanka's top financial institutions and named Bank of the Year Sri Lanka 2025 by The Banker (UK).