Tagged: sri lanka

August 9, 2024 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security is pleased to share that it has been instrumental in supporting a landmark investigation in Sri Lanka, marking the country’s first large scale case involving cryptocurrency assets. The team worked closely “with local authorities, especially the Financial Intelligence Unit, conducting thorough investigations that… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 6:04 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Sri Lanka has seen an exponential increase in the use of online loan applications across the country, according to a report by online lender Robocash said. The user base for these digital lending services has seen a dramatic rise, skyrocketing from 10,600 in August 2021… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One more business partner, LoanPlus from Sri Lanka, joins the PeerBerry platform. LoanPlus will reportedly offer PeerBerry investors investments “in short-term loans with an 11.5% annual return.” Loans provided by LoanPlus to PeerBerry investors “include a buyback and a group guarantee.” LoanPlus (legal name AISIT… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry investors funded €65.12 million of loans in June and received €819,213 in interest. The amount of funded loans on the PeerBerry platform “was 3% higher than the previous month.” PeerBerry’s portfolio “amounted to €115.17 million at the end of June.” 1205 new investors “joined… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 11:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Robo.cash has announced the launch in Sri Lanka with new commercial loans. Operating under  Robocash Group in Sri Lanka, the online lending platform now allows users to invest in loans for a period of 3 years at 12.5% with monthly interest payments,… Read More

November 7, 2021 @ 1:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash has shared the performance of its loan originators for Q3 2021. The Robo.cash team writes in a blog post, dated November 2, 2021, that today, they’re updating clients on the results of the Robo.cash loan originators in Q3. UnaPay, the Philippines… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Exactpro, an independent provider of software testing solutions for “mission-critical” financial technology, will establish new subsidiaries in Lithuania as well as Sri Lanka. Alexey Zverev, Co-CEO and Co-founder at Exactpro, notes that it’s been a great honor for the company to serve its customers globally… Read More

May 29, 2021 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatia’s Robo.cash, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace, reveals that its parent holding company, the Robocash Group, is getting ready for a $5 million bond placement in the coming days. As noted in an update, dated May 27, 2021, by Robo.cash, the Group intends to issue bonds… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech TransferWise recently revealed that customers can now send money instantly to several developing economies in Asia including Pakistan, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. The TransferWise team noted: “In the past, if you were sending money to Thailand (THB), Pakistan (PKR), or Sri Lanka (LKR)… Read More

January 12, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Ceylon (BoC), a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka, is reportedly expanding its branch network to include Andigama and Weerapokuna with the added convenience of offering 24-hour online banking services to the people living in these areas. BoC’s Weerapokuna location is… Read More

November 15, 2019 @ 4:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Cashwagon, a Fintech company, offering a range of consumer financial products to underbanked populations, has been recognized at the International Business Magazine Awards in Sri Lanka.  Cashwagon Sri Lanka received the Fastest Growing Fintech Company Award. Cashwagon has previously raised US$29 million in Seed Round… Read More

November 7, 2019 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oxfam’s Sri Lanka division, an organization working to end the injustices that cause poverty, announced on November 4 the success of the first season of its blockchain-powered delivery of microinsurance to Sri Lanka’s smallholder paddy field farmers. Etherisc, an Insurtech firm that’s creating a protocol… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced earlier this week it was launching its services in Sri Lanka. Those who are interested in money transfers to Sri Lanka you can send funds from Europe, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, Mexico and other countries available on… Read More