LANKAQR National Quick Response Code Standard for Local Currency Payments and Peer-to-Peer Fund Transfers

f.ùï iy mshùï fomd¾;fïka;=j nfhLg;gdTfs;> jPh;g ;gdTfs; jpizf;fsk; Payments and Settlements Department 8 jk uy," wxl 30" ckdêm;s udj;" 8 Mk; khb> ,y. 30 rdhjpgjp khtj ;ij nfhOk;G 1 Level 8, No. 30, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1 ;e ' fm ' 590" fld nfhOk;G 01> ,yq;if P . O. Box. 590, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.  94 11 2477042 94 11 2387009  psd@cbsl.lk  www.cbsl.gov.lk 17 June 2026 Ref: 34/01/025/0038/005 To: (i) Chief Executive Officers of All Licensed Banks, Licensed Finance Companies, Licensed Operators of Mobile Phone Based e-Money Systems and (ii) LankaPay (Pvt) Ltd Addendum 1 - Payment and Settlement Systems Circular No. 02 of 2026 - LANKAQR National Quick Response Code Standard for Local Currency Payments and Peer-to-Peer Fund Transfers This is with reference to the Payment and Settlement Systems Circular No. 02 of 2026 issued on 13 March 2026.
2. Revision for Transaction Value Limits:
2.1 The maximum transaction value limit for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) fund transfers through
LANKAQR code shall be LKR 50,000/=.
3. Fees and Charges:
3.1 A maximum fee of LKR 25/= shall be levied on the Transaction Initiator for P2P fund
transfers through LANKAQR. The distribution of the above maximum fee is given in
Table 01 below.
Table 01 - Distribution of the maximum fee for P2P fund transfers above LKR 5,000/=
through LANKAQR (in LKR)
Transaction amount (x) LKR
LPPL Fee Issuer Fee Transaction Acquirer
Fee
User
Acquirer Fee
5,000 < x 5.32 4.92 6.89
(To be shared with the
Mobile Application
Provider)
7.87
4. Effective Date:
4.1 The above revisions shall be effective from 01 October 2026.
K V K Alwis
Director
Payments and Settlements