ComBank powers Durdans Hospital with POS devices for contactless payments via LANKAQR & NFC

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has deployed all-in-one, Android-powered Point-of-Sale terminals to Durdans Hospital in Colombo to enable customers to make convenient and secure tap-and-go and scan-and-pay payments.

With these new devices, Durdans Hospital adopts both QR-based wallet payments under LANKAQR and secure Near Field Communication (NFC) technology at its premises in a single device, to offer safety to its customers in terms of minimising touch points through contactless-payment options.

The Commercial Bank all-in-one POS device deployed to Durdans Hospital allows the processing of transactions via VISA, Mastercard, UnionPay, LankaPay and JCB cards as well as QR-based wallet payments under LANKAQR. It offers customers a frictionless and cashless payment experience and drastically reduces the waiting time at checkout counters. The device is equipped to accept EMV/Chip, Magstripe, NFC and QR-based transactions, offering customers the convenience of paying via the platform of their choice, quickly and securely.

NFC-enabled cards are more secure than those with magnetic strips, and their contactless communication capability means that holders of these cards need not relinquish their cards to third parties when making a payment via a terminal or device with the same technology.

Positioned as the most advanced Android POS device in the country, the Android Smart Terminal issued to merchants by Commercial Bank supports the highest number of payment options available in Sri Lanka. It also supports QR-based payments of LANKAQR, Visa QR, Masterpass (MasterCard QR) and UnionPay QR. Commercial Bank’s POS is the first POS device certified to accept contactless payment card transactions and QR-based payments under LANKAQR in Sri Lanka.

The Durdans Medical Laboratory Network and Diagnostics Department is managed by an expert team of pathologists and laboratory scientists who handle thousands of samples a day. The team is committed to excellence in the fields of biochemistry, microbiology, and genetics, and works in close collaboration with its clinicians to deliver comprehensive and accurate diagnostic results.

Sri Lanka’s first wholly carbon neutral bank, the first Sri Lankan bank to be listed among the Top 1000 Banks of the World and the only Sri Lankan bank to be so listed for 11 years consecutively, Commercial Bank operates a network of 268 branches and 931 automated machines in Sri Lanka. The Bank’s overseas operations encompass Bangladesh, where the Bank operates 19 outlets; Myanmar, where it has a Microfinance company in Nay Pyi Taw; and the Maldives, where the Bank has a fully-fledged Tier I Bank with a majority stake.