Sri Lanka’s central bank promotes digital payments in eastern city

Sri Lanka’s central bank is conducting a digital payments promotional programme in Trincomalee on June 5-6, to raise awareness among government officials, the business community and the public.

“The public will be able to receive personalised assistance from financial institutions, including banks, finance companies and e-money service providers, as well as LankaPay (Pvt) Ltd, which operates LANKAQR and other interbank digital payment systems in Sri Lanka, to register and effectively use a wide range of digital payment services,” CBSL said.

This event is a part of a nationwide campaign with financial institutions and other stakeholders.

Similar promotional events were held in the Hambantota, Nuwara Eliya, Dambulla and Kurunegala regions, “creating widespread awareness and enabling businesses and members of the public to experience the convenience and benefits of digital payments,” the regulator said.

CBSL Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe and other senior officials are set to attend the programme at the car park near the Central Bus Stand of Trincomalee from 9 am to 6 pm.

“To practically experience the convenience of digital payments, the attendees will also get the opportunity to purchase a wide range of goods and services from merchant stalls located within the event premises at discounted prices.”

Financial institutions will conduct a merchant engagement initiative in the Trincomalee town area for business entities to obtain the LANKAQR payment acceptance facility.