Maximum per Transaction Limit for Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System

CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA

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Payment and Settlement Systems Circular No. 03 of 2025 | 11 June 2025

To: (i) Chief Executive Officers of All Primary Participants in Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System (ii) LankaPay (Pvt) Ltd

Maximum per Transaction Limit for Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System

This Circular is issued in terms of Section 44 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, No. 28 of 2005 (Act) to revise customer limits imposed on transactions effected through the Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System (SLIPS) in order to promote and facilitate the adoption of digital transactions while safeguarding customer funds.

2. Maximum per Transaction Value

2.1 The maximum value for fund transfers initiated by the customers of Primary Participants in SLIPS shall not exceed Rs. 10 million per transaction.

3. This Circular shall come into operation with effect from 25 June 2025.

(Signature)

S M Wimalasuriya
Actg. Director
Payments and Settlements

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