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The National Identity Card (abbreviation: NIC) is the identity document in use in Sri Lanka. It is compulsory for all Sri Lankan citizens who are fifteen years of age and older [1] to have their NICs. NICs are issued by the Department for Registration of Persons. The Registration of Persons Act No. 32 of 1968 as amended by Act Nos 28 and 37 of ...
Footnotes / references. [1] Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (CBC) also known as ComBank is a licensed commercial bank in Sri Lanka and its ownership is private. It was incorporated as a public limited company and it is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. It is regarded as the largest private bank in Sri Lanka in terms of net worth and capital. [2]
On 14 October 2023, Narendra Modi announced that India and Sri Lanka are working on connecting UPI with Lanka Pay. [219] On 10 November 2023, the successful integration was shown by scanning LANKAQR with PhonePe. As per LankaPay CEO Channa de Silva, the integration will help Indian tourists pay in 450K+ locations in Sri Lanka. [220]
The concept of registration of persons and issuing identity cards was the subject of an agreement made between India and Sri Lanka in 1954, The draft bill submitted to the Sri Lankan parliament in 1962 was passed as the Act of Registration of Persons No. 32 of 1968. With the aim of activating the provisions of this Act, the Department of ...
Licensed Specialised Banks. Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank of Sri Lanka (HDFC) National Savings Bank. Regional Development Bank (Pradheshiya Sanwardhana Bank) Sanasa Development Bank. Sri Lanka Savings Bank. State Mortgage and Investment Bank.
Contactless payment systems are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smart cards, or other devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices, that use radio-frequency identification (RFID) or near-field communication (NFC) for making secure payments. The embedded integrated circuit chip and antenna enable consumers to wave their card ...
Sampath Bank. Sampath Bank PLC (Sinhala: සම්පත් බැංකුව, romanized: sampat bæṁkuva) is a licensed commercial bank incorporated in Sri Lanka in 1987 with 229 branches and 373 ATMs island-wide. It has won the "Bank of the Year" award by The Banker of Financial Times Limited – London, for two consecutive years, and the ...
Duty-free permit. Duty-free permit (or Duty-free vehicle permit or Motor Vehicle Permit on Concessionary Terms) is a permit issued by the Treasury of the Government of Sri Lanka that allows its holder to import a vehicle into Sri Lanka on duties concessions or exempt from certain taxes. [1][2] The practice had been started by government of ...