Sri Lanka’s digital payment system GovPay has reached a big milestone, with over Rs. 1 billion in transactions and 200 government organizations now using the platform. This marks strong progress toward a fully digital payment system for the public sector.
The Sri Lankan Report
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The Police Media Division has issued a notice regarding traffic restrictions on the Colombo-Kandy main road due to ongoing work on the Central Expressway Project.
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GovPay, the secure online platform enabling digital payments for government services in Sri Lanka, has processed transactions worth over Rs. 1 billion so far. Developed to facilitate safe and convenient payments for taxes, fines, utility bills, education fees, and other government services through banks and digital wallets, the platform has completed 40,920 transactions to date, amounting to Rs. 1,001,469,008. Around 200 government institutions are currently linked to the GovPay system. (Newswire) The post GovPay surpasses Rs. 1 billion in digital payments appeared first on Newswire.
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