Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka cuts vehicle and gold loan caps to strengthen lender buffers

Sri Lanka cuts vehicle and gold loan caps to strengthen lender buffers

Motor car financing LTV cap is lower to 60%, whilst gold-backed lending LTV limit was reduced to 70%.
6 days ago

Alipay+ teams with LankaPay to push LankaQR payments

LankaQR is Sri Lanka’s national QR payment network.

Hatton National Bank enables debit cards on Google Wallet

Customers can now tap-to-pay using their phone or with smart watches.

Alipay+ goes live in Sri Lanka with 14 e-wallets enabled for payment

Travellers using the e-wallets can pay in over 400,000 merchants via LANKAQR.

UBC Chairman Nirvana Chaudhary aims for Top 5 spot in Sri Lanka’s banking sector

He says collaborations are key to driving the Union Bank of Colombo to the top.

Alipay+ now available for use in Sri Lanka

The app can now be used for payment in over 400,000 LankaQR merchants.

Sri Lanka’s NBFIs safe from risks after proposed gov’t debt restructuring plan

The plan does not directly impact the government debt holdings that NBFIs have stocked up on.