Bank of Ceylon

Summary

Bank of Ceylon is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bank of Ceylon is in the country of Sri Lanka^[3].
• Bank of Ceylon is in the country of LK^[4].
• Bank of Ceylon's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Bank of Ceylon's instance of is recorded as bank^[6].
• Bank of Ceylon's instance of is recorded as financial institution^[7].
• Bank of Ceylon's founder is recorded as Ernest de Silva^[8].
• Bank of Ceylon's headquarters location is recorded as Colombo^[9].
• Bank of Ceylon's industry is recorded as economics of banking^[10].
• Bank of Ceylon's industry is recorded as financial services^[11].
• Bank of Ceylon's industry is recorded as financial sector^[12].
• 1939 marks the founding of Bank of Ceylon^[13].
• 1988-09-16 marks the founding of Bank of Ceylon^[14].
• Bank of Ceylon's official website is recorded as http://www.boc.lk/^[15].
• Bank of Ceylon's legal form is recorded as 9999^[16].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 254900QP6R03LS83RQ52^[17]

• Registered legal name: Bank of Ceylon^[18]

• Legal jurisdiction: LK^[19]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[20]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 9999^[21]

• Other legal form: Commercial Bank^[22]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[23]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[24]

• Entity created: 1988-09-16^[25]

• LEI first registered: 2017-08-10^[26]

• LEI last updated: 2026-05-01^[27]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-05-02^[28]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[29]

• Registration authority: RA999999^[30]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[31]

Body

Founding

Bank of Ceylon's founder is recorded as Ernest de Silva^[8]. Recorded inception include 1939^[13] and 1988-09-16^[14].

Operations

Bank of Ceylon's headquarters location is recorded as Colombo^[9].

Industry

Industries include economics of banking^[10], financial services^[11], and financial sector^[12].

Why It Matters

Bank of Ceylon ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]