Seylan Bank honoured at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2025 with multiple accolades

Seylan Bank recently secured three prestigious awards including the award for the ‘Acquiring Bank for the Best Mobile Application for Retail Payments via JustPay’, which was awarded to Helapay of Bhasha Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, at the 7th edition of the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2025. Held on the 26th of March 2025 at the Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Colombo, the accolades underscore Seylan Bank’s commitment to exceptional progress in financial technology advancements to enhance customer experiences.

Seylan Bank stands as the proud Gold recipient of the Best Common ATM Enable of the Year Award in category B. They are also the winners of the Excellence in Customer Convenience (Merit) and Financial Institution of the Year for Financial Inclusivity (Merit) in the same category. The awards underscore the ‘Bank with a Heart’ as an institution whose efforts drive innovation in digital banking.

The Banks’s collaborative approach in supporting Fintech/Start-up was further justified by providing API banking services to Bhasha Lanka (PVT) Ltd. The services provided to Helapay resulted in the Bank being recognised as The Acquiring Bank for JustPay digital payment.

The awards also demonstrate Seylan Bank’s efforts to elevate accessible and secure finance services by leveraging relevant technology to meet evolving customer needs and demands in an increasingly digital world. It further validates the Bank’s commitment toward driving a Digital Economy for Sri Lanka, supporting the government’s direction in ensuring the uptake for Digital Payments.

Organised and launched by LankaPay in 2017, Sri Lanka’s national payment network, the LankaPay Technnovation Awards are Sri Lanka’s only financial sector awards ceremony committed to celebrating the efforts of industry-shaping Digital payment technology innovation. The awards recognise and highlight institutions that continue to play a crucial role in advancing customer service and digital transactions, to effectively aid the country transition into a more digitally inclusive economy.

Speaking about the wins, Chaminda Senewiratne, Assistant General Manager Digital Banking, said, “We are very honoured to stand as the recipient of these prestigious awards because they validate our collective efforts here at Seylan Bank to prioritise the needs of our customers. The accolades reaffirm that our initiatives always aim to elevate our customer service. Having been recognised for our achievements, we aim to continue our endeavours to empower people with better, more inclusive and agile services.”