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A global business process leader has delivered from Colombo for 20 years. Meet WNS Sri Lanka
WNS has operated in Sri Lanka since 2004 and employs 800+ people across two facilities in Colombo.
- 800+
- employees in Colombo
- 2004
- operating in Sri Lanka since
- 2
- facilities
Update. WNS was acquired by Capgemini in October 2025 and is no longer separately listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This article has been updated to reflect that.
WNS is one of the world's large business process management companies: 44,000+ professionals, 60 delivery centers, 16 countries, and 400+ global clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, travel, shipping, retail and telecom. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange until Capgemini acquired it in October 2025.
Sri Lanka has been part of that network since 2004.
The Colombo operation
WNS Sri Lanka operates with 800+ employees across two facilities in Colombo, delivering finance and accounting, legal, consultancy, robotic process automation, banking, contact center, HR and travel services to global clients.
That is 20 years of continuous operations from Colombo. Two decades of scaled delivery for a global leader in its field.
Why Sri Lanka
WNS chose Sri Lanka for the same reasons other global companies have: English speaking talent, a business culture that works easily with Western clients, cost efficiency, and a timezone that bridges Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
800+ professionals. 20 years. Still growing.
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