GovPay Crosses Rs. 2 Billion Mark as Digital Payments Gain Momentum

Sri Lanka’s national digital payment platform, GovPay, has surpassed Rs. 2 billion in cumulative transaction value by the end of 2025, marking a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation drive.According to the Ministry of Digital Economy, the pace of growth has accelerated sharply, with the most recent Rs. 1 billion in transactions completed within a 45-day period. Since its launch on 7 February 2025, the platform has facilitated more than 69,000 digital payments linked to 3,372 government services provided by 215 state institutions.

A notable contributor to this growth has been the online traffic fine payment system, which was introduced on 10 April 2025. The service has already generated over Rs. 66 million through more than 50,000 transactions, reflecting strong public adoption.The traffic fine payment facility is currently available across the Western, Southern, Northern, North Western and North Central provinces, as well as on expressways. Authorities plan to extend the service islandwide by January 2026, starting with the Central Province.

At present, all local government bodies in the Northern Province and all Divisional Secretariats in the Southern Province are integrated into the GovPay system. The government has set a target to bring all local government institutions onto the platform by 2026.Several institutions, including the Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka Police, the Department of Technical Education and Training, the University of Moratuwa and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, were among the leading contributors to GovPay transactions in 2025.

Beyond routine payments, GovPay also played a role in emergency response efforts. During disaster conditions in November 2025, the platform was used to collect nearly Rs. 14 million for the ‘Rebuild Sri Lanka Disaster Relief Fund.’The GovPay initiative is overseen by the Ministry of Digital Economy and jointly operated by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and LankaPay. Officials describe it as a critical step toward achieving Sri Lanka’s goal of building a USD 15 billion digital economy by 2030.