Sri Lanka, April 7 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pointed out that digitalisation is a key Government priority and that through the digitalisation of all forms of transactions, a transparent, efficient, reliable and secure system can be established, while also enabling the gradual integration of the informal sector of the country's economy into the formal economy.

President Dissanayake made these remarks during the official launch of the National QR Payment Adoption Programme at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (6). Marking a new milestone in Sri Lanka's digital economy, the programme has been initiated with the primary objective of steering the country towards a cash-lite economy with reduced reliance on coins and currency ...