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UDA launches online payment systems to boost digital financial inclusion
Daily FT
|February 03, 2026
THE Urban Development Authority (UDA) yesterday launched a new online payment system aimed at streamlining daily financial transactions at the Peliyagoda Manning Market, marking a key milestone in the Government’s digital transformation drive.
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The system was inaugurated yesterday under the patronage of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake, Digital Economy Deputy Minister Eng. Eranga Weeraratne, and Urban Development Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekara.
Operated through the web portal fmis. uda.lk, the platform allows traders at the country’s largest wholesale market to make tax payments and other routine payments conveniently via their mobile phones.
This story is from the February 03, 2026 edition of Daily FT.
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