Organization:Fintech Association of Sri Lanka
Founded | 2018 |
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Type | Non-Governmental Organisation |
Focus | Fintech |
Location |
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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
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
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 and joint initiatives
- FASL is an MoU-signed partner of the Fintech Associations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan , the Philippines, etc.[13][14][15] and ASEAN Financial Innovation Network.[13]
- 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][16][17][18]
- FASL partnered a fintech seminar, hosted by The University of Hong Kong.[14][19][20][21]
- FASL organised regular Fintech workshops (based on HKU FinTech of The University of Hong Kong) at Hilton Colombo.[14][22][23][24]
- 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, Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as the chief consultant.[26]
See also
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)
References
- ↑ "Lanka to host 'Asia Fintech Night' in Dec.". Daily News (Sri Lanka). July 7, 2020. https://www.dailynews.lk/2020/07/07/finance/222477/lanka-host-‘asia-fintech-night’-dec.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka:CBSL to Introduce Fintech Regulatory Framework". Regulation Asia. October 6, 2020. https://www.regulationasia.com/sri-lanka-central-bank-to-introduce-fintech-regulatory-framework/.
- ↑ "【Global Partnership】Fintech Association of Japan concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FinTech Association of Sri Lanka". Fintech Association of Japan. October 7, 2019. https://fintechjapan.org/news_english/8687/.
- ↑ "University of Hong Kong and Standard Chartered Bank launch HKU-SCF FinTech Academy". Daily FT. May 26, 2020. https://www.ft.lk/Financial-Services/University-of-Hong-Kong-and-Standard-Chartered-Bank-launch-HKU-SCF-FinTech-Academy/42-700673.
- ↑ "FinTech Association of Sri Lanka". Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship. https://courses.cfte.education/our-partners/fintech-association-of-sri-lanka/.
- ↑ "Fintech Association of Sri Lanka holds awareness workshop". Daily FT. January 24, 2019. https://www.ft.lk/IT-Telecom-Tech/Fintech-Association-of-Sri-Lanka-holds-awareness-workshop/50-671533.
- ↑ "Promoting fintech". Daily FT. May 7, 2019. https://www.ft.lk/Financial-Services/Promoting-fintech/42-677714.
- ↑ "FASL and SFA sign MOU in Singapore". Daily FT. April 26, 2019. https://www.ft.lk/IT-Telecom-Tech/FASL-and-SFA-sign-MOU-in-Singapore/50-677018.
- ↑ "'Chain Plus: Asia-Pacific Blockchain New Finance Summit' held in Singapore". Daily FT. April 24, 2019. https://www.ft.lk/Financial-Services/Chain-Plus-Asia-Pacific-Blockchain-New-Finance-Summit-held-in-Singapore/42-676880.
- ↑ "Fintech Meetup of Asia-Pacific Executives Forum held at Hilton Colombo". Daily FT. August 10, 2018. https://www.ft.lk/IT-Telecom-Tech/Fintech-Meetup-of-Asia-Pacific-Executives-Forum-held-at-Hilton-Colombo/50-660570.
- ↑ "Fintech Meetup of the Asia-Pacific Executives Forum held". Daily News (Sri Lanka). July 31, 2018. http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/07/31/business/158334/fintech-meetup-asia-pacific-executives-forum-held.
- ↑ "FASL". Fintech Association of Sri Lanka. https://www.srilankafintech.org/.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Channa De Silva appointed adviser to FASL". Daily FT. July 8, 2021. https://www.ft.lk/financial-services/Channa-De-Silva-appointed-adviser-to-FASL/42-720159.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Jeevan Gnanam appointed adviser to FASL". Daily FT. January 30, 2020. https://www.ft.lk/IT-Telecom-Tech/Jeevan-Gnanam-appointed-adviser-to-FASL/50-694649.
- ↑ "FASL and FTAHK signs MOU in Hong Kong". Daily FT. 25 June 2019. http://www.ft.lk/financial-services/FASL-and-FTAHK-signs-MOU-in-Hong-Kong/42-680624.
- ↑ "FinX Awards 2019 a success". Daily FT. 9 October 2019. https://www.ft.lk/IT-Telecom-Tech/FinX-Awards-2019-a-success/50-687264.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Fintech Week to begin on November 4". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). October 17, 2019. https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20191017/282368336413280.
- ↑ "Dr. Mohamed Irshad appointed as coordinator of FASL and FinTech courses". Daily FT. July 1, 2019. https://www.ft.lk/financial-services/Dr--Mohamed-Irshad-appointed-as-coordinator-of-FASL-and-FinTech-courses/42-680982.
- ↑ "HKU host seminar on STO and RET". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 27 June 2019. https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/06/27/finance/189491/hku-host-seminar-sto-and-ret.
- ↑ "Hong Kong seminar focuses on STO landscapes in HK, Singapore and Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) via PressReader. 8 July 2019. https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20190708/282540134897951.
- ↑ "Real Estate Tokenization - Challenges and Opportunities in Hong Kong". University of Hong Kong. June 21, 2019. https://www.law.hku.hk/events/real-estate-tokenization-challenges-and-opportunities-in-hong-kong/.
- ↑ "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) via PressReader. 4 November 2019. https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20191104/282522955271900.
- ↑ "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". Daily FT. 5 November 2019. http://www.ft.lk/financial-services/FASL-conducts-Professional-Certificate-in-Fintech-and-Blockchain/42-688977.
- ↑ "FASL completes fourth batch of 'Introduction to Fintech'". Daily FT. July 29, 2019. https://www.ft.lk/it-telecom-tech/FASL-completes-fourth-batch-of--Introduction-to-Fintech-/50-682811.
- ↑ "Lithuanian fintech meetup in Colombo". Daily FT. December 21, 2021. https://www.ft.lk/it-telecom-tech/Lithuanian-fintech-meetup-in-Colombo/50-727911.
- ↑ "Colombo Int’l Financial City as top fintech hub - FASL" (in en). 2023-10-09. https://www.dailynews.lk/2023/10/09/business/159019/colombo-intl-financial-city-as-top-fintech-hub-fasl/.
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