Fintech Association of Sri Lanka
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| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| Focus | Fintech |
| Location | |
Area served | Sri Lanka and wider Asia (by collaborations) |
Key people | Rajkumar Kanagasingam, President Suranga Mendis, Vice President Rifas Raseek, General Secretary |
| Website | www.srilankafintech.org |
FinTech Association of Sri Lanka (FASL) is an independent, not-for-profit cross-industry organisation representing Sri Lankan and the global FinTech community to support the development, innovation and investment in the FinTech sector.[1][2][3][4][5]
FASL is closely collaborating with the 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[edit]
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 the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Assistant Governor also participated and delivered a speech on regulatory role of Central Bank on Fintech.[10][11]
Governance[edit]
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 consisting of industry experts.[12]
Collaborations[edit]
- FASL is an MoU-signed partner of the Fintech Associations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.[13][14][15] and ASEAN Financial Innovation Network.[13][16]
- FASL was a community partner, supporter institution or regional co-organiser for various fintech summits in the region including Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Mumbai, Dubai, Colombo including Singapore FinTech Festival, Hong Kong FinTech Week and Asia Smart App Awards.[13][14][17][18][19]
- FASL partnered a fintech seminar, hosted by The University of Hong Kong.[14][20][21][22]
- FASL organised regular Fintech workshops (based on HKU FinTech of The University of Hong Kong) at Hilton Colombo.[14][23][24][25]
- FASL organised ‘Lithuanian fintech meetup’ in Colombo in collaboration with the Lithuanian Embassy in New Delhi and HatchX, a fintech accelerator in Sri Lanka.[26]
- 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, Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as the chief consultant.[27]
See also[edit]
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)
References[edit]
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- ^ "Sri Lanka:CBSL to Introduce Fintech Regulatory Framework". Regulation Asia. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ "University of Hong Kong and Standard Chartered Bank launch HKU-SCF FinTech Academy". Daily FT. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "FinTech Association of Sri Lanka". Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Fintech Association of Sri Lanka holds awareness workshop". Daily FT. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Promoting fintech". Daily FT. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "FASL and SFA sign MOU in Singapore". Daily FT. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "'Chain Plus: Asia-Pacific Blockchain New Finance Summit' held in Singapore". Daily FT. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Fintech Meetup of Asia-Pacific Executives Forum held at Hilton Colombo". Daily FT. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Fintech Meetup of the Asia-Pacific Executives Forum held". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "FASL". Fintech Association of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Channa De Silva appointed adviser to FASL". Daily FT. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Jeevan Gnanam appointed adviser to FASL". Daily FT. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "FASL and FTAHK signs MOU in Hong Kong". Daily FT. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "FASL and AFTECH sign MoU in Colombo to promote fintech". Daily FT. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "FinX Awards 2019 a success". Daily FT. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong Fintech Week to begin on November 4". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Mohamed Irshad appointed as coordinator of FASL and FinTech courses". Daily FT. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "HKU host seminar on STO and RET". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Real Estate Tokenization - Challenges and Opportunities in Hong Kong". University of Hong Kong. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) via PressReader. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". Daily FT. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "FASL completes fourth batch of 'Introduction to Fintech'". Daily FT. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Lithuanian fintech meetup in Colombo". Daily FT. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Colombo Int'l Financial City as top fintech hub - FASL". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.