Fintech Association of Sri Lanka

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Fintech Association of Sri Lanka
Founded2018
TypeNon-Governmental Organisation
Focus Fintech
Location
Area served
Sri Lanka and wider Asia (by collaborations)
Key people
Rajkumar Kanagasingam, President
Suranga Mendis, Vice President
Rifas Raseek, General Secretary
Website www.srilankafintech.org

FinTech Association of Sri Lanka (FASL) is an independent, not-for-profit cross-industry organisation representing Sri Lankan and the global FinTech community to support the development, innovation and investment in the FinTech sector. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

FASL is closely collaborating with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on fintech-related issues; and a number of fintech events related to FASL were represented by CBSL. [6] [7] [8] [9]

History

Establishing ‘Fintech Association of Sri Lanka’ was initiated at the ‘Fintech Meetup’ of the ‘Asia-Pacific Executives Forum’ which was held at Hilton Colombo in 2018; where the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Assistant Governor also participated and delivered a speech on regulatory role of Central Bank on Fintech. [10] [11]

Governance

FASL is governed by an executive committee that consists of a president, vice president, general secretary and other committee members. The executive committee is advised by an advisory board consisting of industry experts. [12]

Collaborations and joint initiatives

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References

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