Sampath Bank hosts Central Bank’s ‘MatarataQR’ event

From left to right are Thilak Piyadigama, Chairman, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Appointed LANKAQR Committee; Nanda Fernando, Managing Director, Sampath Bank PLC; Chief Guest, Dullas Alahapperuma, Minister of Power; D. Kumaratunga, Director – Payments and Settlements, Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Tharaka Ranwala, Senior DGM – Operations / Group Chief Marketing Officer, Sampath Bank PLC.

Sampath Bank PLC recently hosted the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) MatarataQR event, in a bid to drive awareness and increase acceptance and usage of LANKAQR, the common Quick Response (QR) code standard for the country that was introduced in 2020.

Encouraging consumers to adopt the use of QR codes in their day-to-day transactions, the event was held at the Sanath Jayasuriya Grounds in Matara under the patronage of the Chief Guest, Dullas Alahapperuma, Minister of Power and Guest of Honour, D. Kumaratunga, Director – Payments and Settlements, Central Bank of Sri Lanka; along with senior officials from the CBSL, other commercial banks and financial institutions. Sampath Bank was represented by Nanda Fernando – Managing Director; Tharaka Ranwala – Senior DGM – Operations / Group Chief Marketing Officer and Ajith Salgado – Group Chief Information Officer.