People's Leasing & Finance PLC engages in financing leases, term loans, islamic finance, margin trading, factoring and issuance of debt instruments, and mobilization of public deposits. It operates through the following segments: Lease and Hire-Purchase, Loans, Islamic, Insurance Business, and Other Business. The Lease and Hire-Purchase segment includes Leasing and Hire Purchase products offered to the customers. The Loans segment refers to Loan products offered to the customers. The Islamic segment represents Ijarah, Murabah, Musharakah and Trading Murabah products offered to the customers. The Insurance Business segment provides general insurance. The Other Business deals with all other business activities. The company was founded on August 22, 1995 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.