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February 10, 2022

Colombo, February 10, 2022 – SLT-MOBITEL’s mobile money platform, mCash takes another step forward in widening its service portfolio by partnering with ‘Lanka Remit’, the national remittance app launched in a ground-breaking initiative to offer Sri Lankan citizens overseas, a new safe and low-cost remittance channel. Developed and introduced by Lanka […]

February 10, 2022

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that it has joined the national remittance mobile application ‘Lanka Remit’ as a participating bank, to support the Central Bank’s latest initiative to facilitate inward remittances to the country. At the formal launch of ‘Lanka Remit,’ Commercial Bank Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director […]

January 28, 2022

Thursday 27th January 2022, Colombo: Cargills Online has become the first and currently the only e-commerce platform in Sri Lanka to integrate LANKAQR for delivery thereby providing greater convenience to its customer base together with its wide merchandise offering. LANKAQR is a project initiative from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka […]

December 28, 2021

In a noteworthy effort to help Sri Lanka’s economy by saving valuable foreign exchange, Peoples’ Bank in yet another important national initiative, partnered with LankaClear to issue and acquire payment cards under the National Card Scheme (NCS). Thus, People’s Bank became the first bank in the country to join this initiative as both an […]

October 5, 2021

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The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced it is now accepting digitally signed documents from business customers using LankaSign operated by LankaClear, the only commercially operating Certification Authority in the country which complies with the Electronic Transactions Act. The Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with LankaClear as the first step towards […]

July 27, 2021

Sri Lanka’s most digitally-innovative private sector bank HNB PLC, joined hands with LankaClear (Pvt) Ltd. to pioneer the real-time online direct payment facility to the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) through its corporate payment solutions platform PAYFAST. The partnership offers HNB business clients’ direct access to the IRD 24/7 throughout the year for […]

June 2, 2021

Top economist and senior banker, Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa assumed duties as the 5th Chairman of LankaClear after being appointed by the Central Bank Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman for a term of three years effective from 1st June 2020. He succeeded another veteran banker, Mr. Anil Amarasuriya who completed an illustrious six-years as […]

July 2, 2020

LankaClear – the operator of LankaPay- Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network unveiled two new ground breaking initiatives towards making payments easier, faster and convenient. Payment Exchange Name (PEN) and Direct Debit Authorization (DDA) were launched at a press conference held at the Kingsbury Hotel Colombo, recently. Director Payments and Settlements of the Central Bank, Mr. […]

June 30, 2017

(L-R): Mr. Anil Amarasuriya, Chairman – LankaClear Pvt Ltd; Mr. Channa de Silva, GM/CEO - LankaClear Pvt Ltd; Mr. Yuichiro Kadowaki, Senior Vice President – Head of Division III, Business Development & Coordination of JCB International; Mr. Yo Sato, Assistant Vice President - Business Development & Coordination of JCB International; Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy – Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; and Mr. Koji Yagi – Deputy Head of Mission of the Japanese Embassy in Sri Lanka.

June 27, 2017

(L-R) Ms. Tharindu Kirtisinghe – Senior Manager EY; Mr. Tony Outschoorn – Director EY, Mr. Arjuna Herath – Partner EY; Mr. Channa de Silva – GM/CEO LankaClear; Mr. Rasika Galappaththy – Head of Finance LankaClear; Mr. Lakmal Rathnasekara – Senior Assistant Accountant LankaClear; and Mr. Shehan Wijewickrama, Management Accountant LankaClear

SLT-MOBITEL mCash partners ‘Lanka Remit’ to offer safe and low-cost remittance channel

ComBank joins ‘Lanka Remit’ – the National Remittance Mobile App

Cargills Online becomes first ecommerce platform to integrate LANKAQR

People’s Bank becomes the first bank to partner with LankaPay as an acquirer and an issuer for National Card Scheme

ComBank partners LankaClear to become first Bank to accept digital signatures in Sri Lanka

HNB powers real-time online payments to IRD with LankaClear

Eminent Economist Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa assumes duties as the Chairman of LankaClear

LankaClear revolutionizes the payments landscape once again Launches Payment Exchange Name and Direct Debit Authorization

LankaClear and JCBI enter into a strategic partnership for establishment of National Card Scheme in Sri Lanka

LankaClear partner EY for Assurance on processes for LankaPay Technnovations 2017 Awards