COLOMBO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan central bank plans to increase the country's daily digital payment volume by about 30 percent, an official said on Thursday during a public event promoting digital transactions.
K.V.K. Alwis, director of the Payments and Settlements Department at the central bank, said digital transactions in Sri Lanka include everything from online banking to card-based payments.
He noted that the current daily volume of digital transactions stands at about 1.65 million, and the central bank's goal is to push that figure up to 2.15 million transactions per day.
To reach the target, the central bank is conducting a series of nationwide programs to promote digital payments and educate the public about their safety. ■
