GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform, concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction value, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s digital transformation journey. Impressively, GovPay doubled its collections from Rs. 1 billion to Rs. 2 billion in just 45 days, demonstrating rapid adoption, increasing public trust, and strong institutional engagement across the public sector.
Since its official launch on 7 February 2025, GovPay has processed more than 69,000 digital transactions, facilitating payments for 3,372 government services across 215 government institutions. This accelerated growth highlights the growing reliance on secure, convenient, and transparent digital payment solutions by both citizens and government agencies.
Implemented under the strategic leadership of the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), in collaboration with LankaPay, GovPay has become a cornerstone of Sri Lanka’s national digital public infrastructure. The platform plays a vital role in advancing financial inclusion, enhancing service efficiency, and strengthening transparency in public service delivery.
A notable achievement in 2025 was the launch of the Online Traffic Fine Payment System via GovPay on 10 April 2025. Since its introduction, the system has processed over 50,000 digital traffic fine payments, generating more than Rs. 66 million in revenue. This service is currently available in the Western, Southern, Northern, North Western, and North Central Provinces, as well as on the Southern, Katunayake, and Central Expressways. Although the planned island-wide rollout in December 2025 was postponed due to adverse weather and disaster-related challenges, ICTA, in partnership with the Sri Lanka Police and supported by LankaPay, has committed to completing the nationwide rollout in January 2026, with a landmark launch in the Central Province.
GovPay has continued to expand its reach across local government authorities, including Divisional Secretariats, Municipal Councils, Urban Councils, and Pradeshiya Sabhas. This expansion has significantly improved access to government services in daily life. The platform now enables digital transactions for all local authorities in the Northern Province and all Divisional Secretariats in the Southern Province, with a national goal to digitize all local authorities by 2026.
Key institutions such as Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka Police, the Department of Technical Education and Training, the University of Moratuwa, and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board were among the highest contributors to GovPay in 2025. Particularly strong adoption within the education sector reflects the readiness of younger generations to embrace digital transformation and demonstrates the platform’s scalability and reliability.
Beyond routine services, GovPay also played a role in supporting national disaster response efforts. Since 30 November 2025, the platform has enabled digital donations to the Rebuild Sri Lanka Disaster Relief Fund, collecting nearly Rs. 14 million across 909 transactions. This includes contributions from Sri Lankans abroad, ensuring transparency and ease of giving during national emergencies.
As GovPay continues to expand, ICTA is working on upgrading www.govpay.lk with enhanced features to support institutional onboarding, service management, and improved reporting capabilities. With Rs. 2 billion in digital collections achieved within its first year of operation—and the last Rs. 1 billion reached in just 45 days—GovPay stands as a testament to the impact of coordinated digital transformation, further reinforcing Sri Lanka’s vision of reaching a USD 15 billion digital economy by 2030.
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