Tuesday 1 September 2015

LankaClear surpasses Rs 500 m threshold

LankaClear has recorded a 12% growth in revenue surpassing the Rs. 500 mn revenue threshold and recording a topline of Rs.518 mn in the financial year 2014/2015.

The highest ever revenue figure recorded by the company was mainly driven by growth in electronic transactions across all LankaClear electronic payment products, despite stagnant growth incheque clearing. Chairman Anil Amarasuriya said LankaClear is on target to achieve its final objective of developing and deploying a comprehensive common electronic payment infrastructure for the country.

“In the new financial year LankaClear will continue to consolidate the country’s common payment system by educating the public and all other key stakeholders regarding LankaPay, thereby assisting the nation to reap the full benefits of the national common payment network. Given LankaClear’s track record to date, I am confident Sri Lanka will see a fully operational comprehensive national electronic payment platform by end 2016.”

LankaClear’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Sunimal Weerasooriya said the significant growth in electronic transactions is a testimony to the increasing awareness and confidence placed on the payment systems we deploy.

“Our achievements would not have been possible without our team of exceptionally talented and dedicated people.A common national payment system to facilitate any type of electronic transaction 24x7 is now ready for deployment, positioning the country for rapid socio-economic change.”

The Company experienced pressure on the bottom line due to higher operational expenses from the LankaPay project and the new payment systems not reaching breakeven point. However, the company recorded a decent PBT of Rs.183mn and a PAT of Rs. 129 m with a Net Profit Ratio of 25%. LankaClear closed the year with a strong balance sheet with net assets reaching Rs.1.2 b which is a 9.4% increase compared to the previous year.

During the year 2014/15 five commercial banks joined the LankaPay common ATM network, expanding the number of interconnected ATMs by 1,296. As at end March 2015, a total of 2,558 ATMs of 9 banks accounting for 80% of the total ATMs in the country, were linked up.Currently, the LankaPay Common ATM network has grown to over 2,600 ATMs of 11 Banks. 
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