🛡️ LankaPay Partners as Silver Sponsor for 2nd Data Privacy Summit 2026

LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s national payment network, has partnered as a Silver Sponsor for the 2nd Data Privacy and Protection Summit 2026, scheduled for 23 July at Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Key details of the partnership and sector impact: • Digital Economy Impact: LankaPay processes real-time payment systems accounting for over 75% of Sri Lanka’s economic output, connecting major banks, financial institutions, and citizens. • PDPA Compliance: With the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) enforcement imminent, the summit focuses on data governance, proactive defense strategies, and regulatory compliance for public and private sector entities. • Cybersecurity Credentials: LankaPay was the first local entity to gain PCI-DSS certification and established FinCSIRT, the region's first financial sector cybersecurity unit, alongside OTP fraud prevention mechanisms with telecom providers. • Summit Leadership: Organized by CICRA and the Daily FT, the summit features LankaPay CEO Channa de Silva as a speaker to address evolving privacy standards, AI security risks, and digital trust.