COLOMBO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- GovPay, a digital payment platform for Sri Lanka's government services, has processed more than 560 million rupees (about 1.89 million U.S. dollars) in transactions as of Thursday, the Ministry of Digital Economy announced.
As of Thursday, a total of 37,715 transactions amounting to 568.7 million rupees have been completed through GovPay, involving 184 government institutions, the ministry said.
The platform enables citizens and businesses to make payments for a range of government-related services, including taxes, fines, utility bills education fees, and other charges through banks and digital financial channels, the ministry said.
GovPay is managed by LankaPay, the country's national payment network, under the supervision of the Information and Communication Technology Agency and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
GovPay was launched in February 2025 under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. (1 Sri Lankan rupee equals about 0.0033 U.S. dollar) ■
