[citation needed] The inaugural office of Sampath Bank was situated at Wijewardhana Mawatha in Colombo 10.

In 1998, the bank relocated its headquarters to Sir James Peiris Mawatha in Colombo 02, Sri Lanka.

By 1998, this initiative was further strengthened through the integration of IT innovations, culminating in the launch of "Sampath Net" internet banking service in July 2000.

Its latest innovation is "Slipless banking," which removes the necessity for paperwork in the majority of over-the-counter transactions.

It launched the first-ever Cheque Imaging and Truncation (CIT) system to Sri Lanka in October 2004.