SLTDA embraces digital transformation by joining GovPay

IN an initiative to modernise Sri Lanka’s tourism industry through digitalisation, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has joined GovPay - the Government’s digital payment platform.

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This integration enables seamless, secure, and hassle-free online payments for a wide range of SLTDA services, offering greater convenience to stakeholders across the tourism ecosystem.

As one of the country’s most vital industries, tourism lies at the heart of Sri Lanka’s economic revival. By embracing GovPay, SLTDA aims to streamline processes, reduce administrative hurdles, and create a more transparent and efficient business environment —further supporting the Government's vision of positioning Sri Lanka as a world-class tourist destination powered by digital innovation.

This integration allows tourism industry operators across the country to pay the Tourism Development Levy including underpayments, defaults, and late payments seamlessly through their banks’ internet and mobile banking portals or any FinTech app connected to GovPay. Currently, digital payment platforms of 14 banks including Amana Bank, Bank of Ceylon, Cargills Bank, Commercial Bank, DFCC Bank, HNB, Nations Trust Bank, NDB Bank, National Savings Bank, Pan Asia Bank, People’s Bank, Sampath Bank, SDB Bank and Seylan Bank along with six FinTech apps including CIM by LB Finance, FriMi, Genie, Helapay, iPay and WEBXPAY, support payments to SLTDA via GovPay.