January 10, 2022
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        Extending it’s support to the rapid development of a vibrant cashless payments ecosystem, Sri Lanka’s leading private bank, HNB PLC, participated in the latest edition of the ‘Rata Purama LANKAQR’ campaign of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), held recently in Negombo. HNB interacted with merchants, including small businesses, educating […]

December 27, 2021

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      Nations Trust Bank announced its partnership with the Road Development Authority (RDA) at the recently held nationwide rollout of QR based solutions – The LANKAQR “ජනගතකරණය”. The national campaign, initiated by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to boost digital payments across the country, was inaugurated by Hon. Minister of Highways and […]

December 10, 2021

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      SLT-MOBITEL’s revolutionary mobile money platform, mCash, has joined hands with the LankaQR nationwide rollout campaign introduced by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) which aims to promote and popularise the digital payment method among merchants as well as customers. Following the campaign launch in October, a follow up campaign was held […]

November 19, 2021

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The LANKAQR “ජනගතකරණය” – a nationwide rollout programme initiated by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) – was launched on the 25th of October 2021 at the CBSL premises. The campaign aims to boost digital payments across the country and support the National Digital Roadmap. As a key initiative of the rollout programme, the […]

November 3, 2021
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      The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently participated in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) ‘රටපුරාම LANKAQR’ programme’s nationwide rollout campaign to promote cashless digital payments via the LANKAQR platform. Hon. Namal Rajapaksa MP, Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Development Coordination and Monitoring and State Minister of Digital Technology and […]

September 14, 2021
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      PickMe, Sri Lanka’s Number One ride hailing company, recently partnered with LankaQR to facilitate direct payments.  LankaQR (LQR) is a common Quick Response (QR) code standard adopted by financial institutions in Sri Lanka to facilitate fast, secure and low-cost digital payments to any merchant, especially small and medium enterprises. It enables customers […]

August 26, 2021

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25 August 2021, Colombo: People’s Bank has joined hands with the Kandy Municipal Council to enable the citizens residing within the Council limits to conveniently pay their water bills using the LANKAQR network. This programme was ceremoniously launched at an event held at the Kandy Municipal Council with the participation of People’s Bank Chief Executive […]

August 25, 2021

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25 August 2021, Colombo: People’s Bank has joined hands with the Kandy Municipal Council to enable the citizens residing within the Council limits to conveniently pay their water bills using the LANKAQR network. This programme was ceremoniously launched at an event held at the Kandy Municipal Council with the participation of People’s Bank Chief Executive […]

March 26, 2021

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    Driving Sri Lanka’s transformation into a vibrant cashless economy, Sri Lanka’s most future ready bank, HNB PLC conducted a QR activation programme to onboard merchants in the Central Region in support of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s ‘Rata Purama LANKAQR’ campaign. The bank launched a promotional drive to create awareness and encourage […]


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