DirectPay Archives

October 28, 2024

In just 60 months, DirectPay has accomplished an extraordinary 1000x growth, solidifying its position as a leading player in the Sri Lankan fintech space. This incredible achievement is a testament to their unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centric solutions, and their passion for transforming digital payments. As a startup, DirectPay’s success is built on the support […]

August 14, 2024

DirectPay, a key player in Sri Lanka’s digital payment landscape, has achieved a major milestone. The company proudly announces its compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and celebrates an impressive achievement of processing 30 billion rupees in transactions since 2018. These accomplishments underscore DirectPay’s com mitment to security, innovation, and […]

February 20, 2023

DirectPay, a proud Sri Lankan start-up, is an innovative digital payments platform that makes it easier for businesses to conveniently and securely manage their payment processing needs. They recently celebrated 5 years of successful operation on the 1st of February 2023, by reaching an impressive transaction value of 13.5 billion in just […]

November 22, 2022

AGC Innovate and DirectPay selected as winner and runner-up, respectively, will attend GEN (Global Entrepreneurship Network) Entrepreneurship World Cup 2022 Innovate Lanka recently concluded with its 2022 Demo Day and Finale, where 10 finalists pitched their exceptional ideas to a high profile panel that encompassed Corporate Leaders, Domain Experts and Angel Investors. Adjudged this […]

November 4, 2021

In another step towards providing total loyalty solutions to its customers and retailers, CH17 has entered into partnership with DirectPay, a licensed digital payment services provider to make loyalty schemes more rewarding and convenient. “We want to make our loyalty platform attractive to retailers and merchants where they could draw more customers […]

August 20, 2021

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a partnership with DirectPay, one of the fastest-growing fintech start-ups in Sri Lanka, to provide Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) support and operate as the acquiring bank for the cashless payment solutions the latter develops for clients. With this partnership with Commercial Bank, DirectPay aims to […]

May 31, 2021

DirectPay having commenced operations in 2018, have today, gained the position of being one of the fastest-growing fintech startups to watch. They recently surpassed more than LKR 3 Billion worth of transactions that was achieved within a period of just two years. Founded by Kanishka Weeramunda, Dinesh Karunathilaka and Sasindu Pathiranage the […]

May 19, 2021

Founded in 2018 as a fintech startup to revolutionise the cashless payments arena of Sri Lanka, DirectPay has come a long way in terms of product reach and innovations. Enabling financial inclusion to all citizens, DirectPay offers cashless payment methods, providing affordability and accessibility with convenience and agility. Given the pandemic, helping […]

April 2, 2021

Friday, 02 April 2021, Colombo: DirectPay, a state-of-the-art fintech solution driving financial inclusion through cashless means, was recognized as the island-wide winner of the “Best Disruptor 2021” award and was also awarded the prestigious “Best Disruptor – Western Province” award along with “Best Innovation in Business Management” at the SLASSCOM National Ingenuity […]

DirectPay achieves 1000x growth in just 60 months: A remarkable startup journey

DirectPay, recognized for its PCI DSS compliance, has surpassed Rs. 30 billion mark in transaction processing

DirectPay celebrates it’s 5 year anniversary achieving 13.5 billion rupees in transactions

Innovate Lanka concludes with Demo Day and Finale

CH17 Loyalty partnered with DirectPay to build financial inclusion

ComBank partners DirectPay to support digital payment solutions for businesses

Directpay Secures Over 3 Billion Worth of Transactions

DirectPay to offer the next era of innovations in cashless payments

DirectPay wins national “Best Disruptor” award from SLASSCOM