Sri Lanka

LK · LKA · 144Asia-PacificLKR Rs19 methods

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PayHere is the leading domestic payment gateway, approved by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, supporting cards, mobile wallets, and internet banking on a single platform

$700 m
e-commerce spend
13M
online population
~74%
banked adults

Methods in use

top 8 of 19

Checkout behaviour

LankaPay is the national payment network operating the Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch (CEFTS) for interbank real-time transfers and the Lanka QR national QR standard

The 2022 economic crisis caused significant disruption to e-commerce and digital payments but also drove more consumers to digital wallets as currency became scarce

Facts
ISO 3166
LK · LKA · 144
Region
Asia-Pacific
Population
22M
Currency
LKR Rs
Banked adults
~74%
Methods live
19
Banks covered
1
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