June 28, 2024
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Colombo, 28 June 2024 – Seylan Bank collaborates with Kapruka.com, one of Sri Lanka’s largest e-commerce platforms. The collaboration allows Kapruka to accept payments directly from a bank account. The venture opens the platform’s usage to millions of Sri Lankans, enabling them to access Kapruka’s extensive collection of merchandise. This decision elevates Kapruka’s ability to […]

May 29, 2024
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FinCSIRT will leverage RiskRecon by Mastercard to boost the cyber posture of financial institutions. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 29th May, 2024: Mastercard has partnered with LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s national payment network, to further strengthen the cybersecurity infrastructure of the country’s financial services sector via the Financial Sector Computer Security Incident Response Team (FinCSIRT). LankaPay established FinCSIRT […]

April 9, 2024
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Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank, HNB PLC, recently won three awards at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2024, including the ‘Bank of the Year for Excellence in Customer Convenience title’.     Hosted by LankaPay to recognise and reward flag bearers and promoters of innovative digital payment solutions, the awarding night was held at Shangri-La […]

April 5, 2024
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Recognising DFCC Bank’s exceptional efforts to further financial inclusion through digital innovation, the bank was honoured with the Gold Award for Financial Institution of the Year for Financial Inclusion – Category C, at the recently concluded LankaPay Technovation Awards. In addition to this prestigious accolade, DFCC Bank also received the Merit Award for Best Common […]

April 4, 2024
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Seylan Bank announced its outstanding success at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2024, where it secured multiple accolades, including two Gold awards, one Bronze award, and a Merit Award. The Bank’s commitment to innovation and customer-centric digital banking solutions has been recognized once again, solidifying its position as a leader in the banking industry.     […]

March 26, 2024
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The Commercial Bank of Ceylon won three Gold awards and two Silvers at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2024, reaffirming the Bank’s status as a frontrunner in payment technology innovation in Sri Lanka.     The Bank was presented the Silver in the ‘Overall Award for Excellence in Digital Payments’ in addition to being recognised as […]

October 26, 2023
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      The Central Depository Systems (CDS), a fully owned subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), recently signed an agreement with LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network, joining its Online Payment Platform to develop an innovative payment platform to facilitate a seamless and a secure payment experience for investors. The new payment platform […]

June 16, 2023
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      In a groundbreaking move towards expanding its footprint regionally, LankaPay, the National Payment Network of Sri Lanka recently signed an MoU with Fonepay, Nepal’s Largest Payment Network. The collaboration would enable Sri Lankan citizens traveling to Nepal (and vice versa) to make mobile based QR payments at merchants connected to the respective […]


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