Damitha  Silva

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MBA (Merit) (PIM - SJP), FCMA, CGMA, AIB (SL)C-Suite Senior Banker | Strategic Digital Leader with 25+ Years Experience on Digital Banking, Product Development, Data Analytics, Banking Operations & Business Development @ National Development Bank PLC (NDB)
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Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
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About Damitha Silva

𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 & 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀...𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧❓🔥 International Business Intelligence & New Business Development:Structured & strategized the International Remittance Business for NTB in many countries: Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Italy, France, UK, Australia, Germany, Japan & Canada.🔥 Digital Banking Products & Services:Won many international & local awards for my contribution for my Strategic Digital Leadership in NDB. 🥇Best Digital Bank in Sri Lanka (SL) for the 2nd consecutive year awarded by the “Global Finance Magazine” – UK.🔥Data Analytics & Strategic Digital Leadership:Set up the “Digital Financial Services” (DFS) unit at NDB, & used various digital platforms such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, QR based payment architecture, etc. 🔥Introduced many innovative, revolutionary Digital Solutions to SL:🌟Banking App (2 Apps in one), Bank2U - Award winning Branchless Banking Solution.🌟"Neos Phygital Branch” Integrating Physical and Digital – SL’s 1st Digital branch. 🌟Neos Biz - SL’s 1st mobile banking app for SMEs.🌟Neos Pay - SL’s 1st mobile wallet. Today more than 80% of NDB's transactions are routed through Digital channels & I was instrumental in creating an “eco system” to create more value to clients.🔥 Strategic & Business Strategy:Executing Digital Strategy for business line (Personal Financial Services, Project Finance, and Business & Wholesale Banking) in line with NDB Bank’s overall Business Strategy.🔥 HR & Financial Management:Transformed HR & Financial metrics due to my innovative digital banking services.🔥 Project & Change Management:🌟Appointed by the Central Bank of SL as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka’s Digital Roadmap Monitoring Committee and also a Member of the National Payments Council SL. 🌟Led multiple projects during my career and currently acting as the Project Director for the Core Banking Re-implementation project. 🔥 Stakeholder Relationship:Core member of the Bank’s key forums & Committees - Digital Transformation Board Sub Committee, Strategy, Operational Risk & IT Steering Committees.

Damitha Silva's Current Company Details
National Development Bank PLC (NDB)

National Development Bank Plc (Ndb)

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MBA (Merit) (PIM - SJP), FCMA, CGMA, AIB (SL)C-Suite Senior Banker | Strategic Digital Leader with 25+ Years Experience on Digital Banking, Product Development, Data Analytics, Banking Operations & Business Development
Damitha Silva Work Experience Details
  • National Development Bank Plc (Ndb)
    Head Of Product Lifecycle Management
    National Development Bank Plc (Ndb) Nov 2023 - Present
    Colombo 02, Lk
  • National Development Bank Plc (Ndb)
    Member Of The Leadership Team ( Tlt)
    National Development Bank Plc (Ndb) Jan 2018 - Present
    Colombo 02, Lk
    𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆🔥Cash Management (TCIB) | (2021 – To Date) - Cash Management solutions for Corporate Customers with Host to Host, customer 360 degrees view and many other innovative features.🔥NDB Neos | Sri Lanka's first Mobile App with a Wallet and QR facility (2 Apps in 1), (2018 - To Date) - NDB’s digital umbrella consisting with an award-winning mobile app, online banking and doorstep banking solution named “Bank2U”. • Implementation of regulatory compliances with innovative, dynamic process flows.• Bottom-up product design and product management• Omni channels experience • Single Evolving platform • Scalable user journeys • Self-Onboarding • Biometrics 🔥Neos Biz | Sri Lanka’s first ever mobile banking app for SMEs, (Sep 2021 - Dec 2021) - State of the art mobile app with multilayer authentication and user levels, targeting the SME–S, SME–M and limited liability company segments to provide mobility and agility to their financial operations.🔥Neos Equity Trading | Secure trading via Neos Mobile App, (Nov 2021 - Feb 2022) - Enable all equity-related transactions on a mobile banking app which directly communicates with the Colombo stock exchange for order placement and execution.🔥CRIB Report, (2021) - first time in Sri Lanka where customers can register with CRIB and obtain both CRIB report and CRIB score. 🔥Blockchain based Trade Platform, Tradelens | First Time in Sri Lanka, (2021); with partnership of Mersek and IBM.🔥E KYC with Artificial Intelligence |First time in Sri Lanka, (2021) - Digital on boarding of customers through Neos platform with AI capabilities.https://www.ndbbank.com/about/leadership-team
  • National Development Bank Plc (Ndb)
    Assistant Vice President - Digital Financial Services (Head Of Digital Banking - C Level Executive)
    National Development Bank Plc (Ndb) Aug 2017 - Dec 2023
    Colombo 02, Lk
    𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀:🔥Developing & executing strategies for sustainable and profitable growth with a primary focus of becoming a leader in Digital Banking and innovation.🔥Spearheaded to achieve 90% of the NDB Bank's transactions through Digital channels (considered as the highest in SL).🔥Executing Digital Strategy for business line (Personal Financial Services, Project Finance, and Business & Wholesale Banking) in line with Bank’s Strategy.🔥Supporting Bank’s inorganic growth strategy and any overseas expansion projects with the right digital proposition and platforms.🔥Monitoring of business performance including digital customer onboarding, return on investment (ROI), revenue, and profits targets.🔥Crafting, designing and implementing marketing campaigns to drive migration and adoption to sustain the Digital brand.🔥Utilizing Big Data technology to build customer data model to enhance customer segmentation and to provide customized digital solutions.𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀:🔥Member of NDB’s various high-level committees: • Digital Transformation Board Sub Committee comprising with 3 Board members and CEO. • Synergy Committee (with all subsidiary companies’ CEOs and key leadership members). • Bank's v - 25 Strategy Committee (2021-25 Strategy drive). • ORPC (Operational Risk Policy Committee) Committee. • Bank's Management Committee (TLT). • Bank's IT Steering Committee.
  • National Development Bank Plc (Ndb)
    Project Director - Core Banking Reimplementation
    National Development Bank Plc (Ndb) Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
    Colombo 02, Lk
    🔥Spearheading to support the identified strategic initiatives of the Bank with a view to become the “Best Digital Bank” in Sri Lanka.🔥Upgrading Temenos (T 24) system from R 09 to R 20 version & executing this project as a ‘Business Project’.🔥Providing overall leadership on the other modules including Cash Management and Corporate Online Banking, Data Lake and Analytics, Collection Module, Digital Layer, Treasury Front Office and IFRS 9.🔥Leveraged & successfully managed critical stakeholder relationship with 300+ project team members, who are Board members, NDB Senior Management team, Management teams of Temenos and Implementation partner, other vendors, NDB bank staff (IT and Users), regulator, other consultants etc.🔥Ensuring strict adherence to project governance structure and also in consultation with the heads of Risk, Audit, Compliance, Finance and other Business departments, prior to going live.🔥Reporting the progress of the project to both the board subcommittee and the main board on a periodic basis.𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗗𝗕 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴🔥The World's Best Consumer Digital Banks Winner Sri Lanka, 2021, (2nd consecutive year) by Global Finance's World's Best Digital Bank awards.🔥Best Bank for Digital Transformation in Sri Lanka, 2021 (3rd consecutive year) by Global Banking and Finance Review.🔥Best Digital Bank in Sri Lanka, 2021 - by Asia Money.🔥Best Bank for Digital Transformation Sri Lanka, 2021 - by Global Banking and Finance Review UK.🔥Overall winner at the National ICT awards NBQSA for NDB Neos payment Digital Suite – NDB Bank and Epic 🔥Best Mobile Banking App Sri Lanka, 2021 - Global Business Review Magazine Award – UAE. 🔥Most Innovative Digital Banking Platform - Neos Digital Banking, 2021 - By Global Business Outlook – UK.
  • Nations Trust Bank Plc
    Regional (Zone) Manager - Consumer Banking
    Nations Trust Bank Plc Mar 2015 - Jun 2017
    Colombo 02, Lk
    🔥Heading sixteen branches under Zone one.🔥Crafted & implemented retail banking strategies that elevated the bank's brand within a specific geographic area.🔥Provided robust strategies to boost sales & profits, executed operations & credit controls, was also an advocate for corporate governance & ethical conduct.🔥Spearheaded the most profitable Zone (Western Province 01), with Deposits over LKR 20 Bn. and Assets over LKR 8 Bn. 🔥Executed risk & compliance strategies and bank’s initiatives in the region (5S concept, Lean and Six Sigma initiatives) for branches within the zone.
  • Nations Trust Bank Plc
    Senior Manager - Alternate Channels (Digital Banking) And Remittances
    Nations Trust Bank Plc Jan 2013 - Feb 2015
    Colombo 02, Lk
    🔥Lead & leveraged overall bank’s Digital Banking business as a Head of Alternate Channels.🔥Introduced new Mobile Banking solution to the customers apart from managing Online Banking, Kiosk, ATMs and Bank at your Doorstep (BAYD) product.🔥Negotiated with identified business partners (Money Transfer organizations / Exchange Houses) with a view to expand NTBs presence, to carefully selected international markets mainly in Middle Eastern, Europe and Western countries where there were Sri Lankan Expats.🔥Structured & strategized the International Remittance Business for the Bank (International Division: few markets developed for NTB were: Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Italy, France, UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Canada.🔥Designed a state-of-the-art web-based remittance system (Nations Money Transfer) and launched it within specified time lines with the assistance of the IT team and suitable vendor.🔥Increased the market share of the bank in the Remittances space (approximately USD 6.5 Bn. Remittances per annum).🔥Strategized the entire digital banking space of the bank including Mobile Banking, SMS Banking, Online Banking, Bank at Your Door Step (BAYD), and ATMs.
  • Nations Trust Bank Plc
    Senior Manager - Remittances
    Nations Trust Bank Plc Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
    Colombo 02, Lk
  • Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc
    Executive Officer (In-Charge Of International Markets & Agents' Coordination Of E-Banking Division)
    Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
    Colombo 01, Western Province, Lk
    🔥Set-up & organized the bank's overseas / remittance branches mainly in Italy (Commex), France, Oman and strategic alliances in Kuwait.🔥 Provided Human Resources Business Partnering services to empower & manage bank's staff members placed overseas (Business Promotion Officers).🔥Structured & set-up the Bank's remittance processing center/ Back-end processing unit to provide 24 x 7 service support to the international operation.
  • Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc
    Junior Executive (Bank'S Online Cash Management (Paymaster) / Online, Mobile & Sms Banking)
    Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
    Colombo 01, Western Province, Lk
    🔥 Managed over 1,000 corporate clients' cash management requirements (Salaries, Commissions, dividends, Bonuses etc.) through a web-based product namely "Paymaster"- A Total Online Payment Solution.
  • Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc
    Junior Executive (Branch Banking - Colombo 07 Branch)
    Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc May 2005 - Dec 2005
    Colombo 01, Western Province, Lk
  • Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc
    Banking Assistant & Junior Executive Officer - International Trade (Exports)
    Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Plc Aug 1998 - Apr 2005
    Colombo 01, Western Province, Lk
    🔥Streamlined Trade Finance Department including Clean Cheques, Handling Bills (DP/ DA/ LC), Checking Bills, handling correspondences with international Banks on payments via SWIFT, handling payments MT 103, MT 101 SWIFT payments etc.

Damitha Silva Skills

Banking Payments Business Analysis Remittances Risk Management Business Strategy New Business Development Negotiation Business Planning Strategic Planning Change Management Customer Service International Business Product Management Team Leadership Team Management E Commerce Product Marketing Product Development Customer Relations Mobile Payments Retail Banking Compliance Retail Management Branch Banking Relationship Management Core Banking Budgeting Mobile Banking Budgets Internet Banking Team Building Mis Business Development Close Attention To Detail Cash Management

Damitha Silva Education Details

  • Cima
    Cima
    Management Accounting
  • University Of Colombo
    University Of Colombo
    Consumer Behaviour
  • University Of Sri Jayewardenepura
    University Of Sri Jayewardenepura
    Management
  • Chartered Insurance Institute
    Chartered Insurance Institute
    Investment Advisor
  • Institute Of Bankers Of Sri Lanka - Ibsl
    Institute Of Bankers Of Sri Lanka - Ibsl
    Banking & Finance
  • Royal College Colombo
    Royal College Colombo

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Damitha Silva works for National Development Bank Plc (Ndb)

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Damitha Silva's current role is MBA (Merit) (PIM - SJP), FCMA, CGMA, AIB (SL)C-Suite Senior Banker | Strategic Digital Leader with 25+ Years Experience on Digital Banking, Product Development, Data Analytics, Banking Operations & Business Development.

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Damitha Silva attended Cima, University Of Colombo, University Of Sri Jayewardenepura, Chartered Insurance Institute, Institute Of Bankers Of Sri Lanka - Ibsl, Royal College Colombo.

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Damitha Silva has skills like Banking, Payments, Business Analysis, Remittances, Risk Management, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Negotiation, Business Planning, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Customer Service.

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