Seylan Bank achieved remarkable success at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026, the eighth iteration of Sri Lanka’s foremost awards for digital payments. The event took place on March 24, 2026, at Cinnamon Life, where Seylan Bank’s multiple honors highlighted its significant role as a leader in the digital payments ecosystem. This recognition reflects the bank’s unwavering dedication to advancing digital finance, fintech solutions, and financial inclusion.
The bank was awarded Gold for both the Best Institution for Excellence in Customer Convenience and the Best Institution for Financial Inclusivity. Additionally, Seylan Bank received accolades as the Best Acquiring Bank (Fintech) and secured Gold for the Best Digital Payment Application for Retail Payments with its E-Commerce Portal, JustPay Web. It was also honored as the Best LankaSign Digital Signature Enabler of the Year in the Fintech category through its KOKO platform. Furthering its success, Seylan Bank was named the Best Digital Government Payments Enabler of the Year in the Fintech category via HelaPay.
Moreover, Seylan Bank’s accomplishments at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026 were further solidified by a Merit award for Overall Excellence in Digital Payments.
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Commenting on the extensive achievements, Chaminda Senewiratne, Assistant General Manager and Head of Digital Banking, expressed, “We are deeply honored to receive these awards. They reflect our collective efforts at Seylan Bank to enhance customer experiences through fintech advancements, as well as affirm our extensive initiatives in innovating digital banking. Most importantly, these accolades invigorate our mission to empower our customers with services that are accessible, seamless, and secure.”
The awards highlight Seylan Bank’s commitment to developing customer-centric financial services by leveraging appropriate technologies in an increasingly digital landscape. The recognitions also build upon Seylan Bank’s successes in previous editions of the LankaPay Technnovation Awards, showcasing the bank’s ongoing contributions to the nation’s development of a robust digital ecosystem.
Initiated by LankaPay in 2017, these awards represent Sri Lanka’s national payment network and are the only financial sector awards dedicated to acknowledging the impactful innovations within digital payments. The ceremony celebrates organizations that are pivotal in enhancing customer service and fostering innovations that facilitate the country’s transition toward a more digitally inclusive economy.
