Fintech Association of Sri Lanka

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

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

FASL is closely collaborating with 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 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 consists of industry experts.[12]

Collaborations and joint initiatives
  • FASL organised ‘Lithuanian fintech meetup’ in Colombo in collaboration with the Lithuanian Embassy in New Delhi and HatchX, a fintech accelerator in Sri Lanka.[25]
  • FASL has launched an initiative to draft a report titled, ‘Enhancing Colombo International Financial City (Port City Colombo) as a Leading Fintech Hub in South Asia’ to submit to the President of Sri Lanka; the initiative is being assisted by a number of fintech experts globally and Professor Douglas Arner as the chief consultant.[26]

See also

References
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  2. "Sri Lanka:CBSL to Introduce Fintech Regulatory Framework". Regulation Asia. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. "【Global Partnership】Fintech Association of Japan concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FinTech Association of Sri Lanka". Fintech Association of Japan. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. "University of Hong Kong and Standard Chartered Bank launch HKU-SCF FinTech Academy". Daily FT. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. "FinTech Association of Sri Lanka". Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. "Fintech Association of Sri Lanka holds awareness workshop". Daily FT. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. "Promoting fintech". Daily FT. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  8. "FASL and SFA sign MOU in Singapore". Daily FT. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. "'Chain Plus: Asia-Pacific Blockchain New Finance Summit' held in Singapore". Daily FT. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  10. "Fintech Meetup of Asia-Pacific Executives Forum held at Hilton Colombo". Daily FT. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. "Fintech Meetup of the Asia-Pacific Executives Forum held". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. "FASL". Fintech Association of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  13. "Channa De Silva appointed adviser to FASL". Daily FT. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  14. "Jeevan Gnanam appointed adviser to FASL". Daily FT. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  15. "FASL and FTAHK signs MOU in Hong Kong". Daily FT. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  16. "FinX Awards 2019 a success". Daily FT. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  17. "Hong Kong Fintech Week to begin on November 4". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  18. "Dr. Mohamed Irshad appointed as coordinator of FASL and FinTech courses". Daily FT. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  19. "HKU host seminar on STO and RET". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  20. "Hong Kong seminar focuses on STO landscapes in HK, Singapore and Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) via PressReader. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  21. "Real Estate Tokenization - Challenges and Opportunities in Hong Kong". University of Hong Kong. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  22. "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) via PressReader. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  23. "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". Daily FT. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  24. "FASL completes fourth batch of 'Introduction to Fintech'". Daily FT. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  25. "Lithuanian fintech meetup in Colombo". Daily FT. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  26. "Colombo Int'l Financial City as top fintech hub - FASL". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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