## DFCC Bank Launches Biometric Verification for Pensioners 📈

DFCC Bank PLC, through its Garusaru senior citizen proposition, has partnered with the Department of Pensions to introduce fingerprint-based life certificate verification at 50 selected branches island-wide. • Service Scope: The initiative allows eligible government pensioners to complete mandatory annual life certificate verification using biometric authentication, bypassing the need to visit Divisional Secretariats or Grama Niladhari offices. • Eligibility: Currently available to government pensioners who retired after 2016 and have previously registered their fingerprints with the Department of Pensions. • Economic Impact: By streamlining a recurring administrative process, the move enhances the efficiency of the financial services sector and improves the integrity of national pension records. • Key Benefits: Reduces travel and paperwork hurdles for senior citizens while ensuring more accurate, timely updates to the national pension system. Based on official bank disclosures as of March 2026. ---