From left: HNB E-Commerce Solutions Executive Shehan Felucianes, HNB Product Head Merchant Services and Digital Pay Products Division Gayan Gunawardena, HNB Head of Acquiring and Digital Payment Solutions Division Zaky Ahmed, HNB DGM Retail Banking Group Sanjay Wijeman, Union Pay Mr. Crispin Wijesekera, International Country Manager Sri Lanka and Maldives and Mr. Aruf Samoon, Head of Marketing, Union Pay International Sri Lanka and Maldives.
HNB PLC, Sri Lanka's leading private sector bank, in line with its strategic roadmap and unwavering commitment to enhance customer experience while strengthening its payment acceptance capabilities in the market, has announced the acceptance of UnionPay International (UPI) for e-commerce transactions. announced that the launch had been successfully launched.
This strategic partnership is particularly timely given the rapid growth in the tourism sector and the expansion of UnionPay's card base.
The resulting partnership not only marks an important milestone but also represents a significant opportunity for HNB merchants to tap into a new and diverse customer base, thereby increasing the bank's market presence.
Powered by the bank's state-of-the-art payment gateway services, this initiative ensures that merchants' technical requirements are comprehensively met and facilitates seamless processing of UPI transactions.
This strategic move underscores HNB's continued commitment to innovation, customer centricity, and leadership position in the evolving financial services landscape.
Sanjay Wijeman, Deputy General Manager, HNB Retail Banking Group, said:
The successful launch of e-commerce UnionPay international transactions, complemented by the bank's technologically sophisticated tools, represents a strategic step towards realizing the bank's vision in this competitive market environment. ”
Hu Binghan, Head of UnionPay International South Asia, said: “The successful collaboration between HNB and UnionPay International (UPI) highlights HNB's effective delivery of acquisition services across all point of sale (POS) platforms. It became,” he said. Recognizing that the digital payments landscape is evolving, we have noticed a significant increase in transaction volumes over the past few years and have accordingly responded to the growing demand for digital transactions and thereby Our main goal was to actively contribute to increasing HNB's presence in the market. -Commerce market. The strategic focus is on meeting consumer needs while strengthening the bank's competitiveness in a dynamic financial environment. ”
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