Sampath Bank gives Lankan businesses one more reason to go online

Sampath Bank, considered to be one of the most IT savvy banks in the island, re-introduced its Payment Gateway with an array of brand new features and facilities geared towards easing and securing online payments.

The improved Payment Gateway which was launched last week includes added features such as supporting any type of currency, enabling integration with any type of web development language, online refunding abilities for merchants and more advanced security features.

The only bank to be recognised for their IT services and solutions at the recently held National Best Quality Software Awards Ceremony, Sampath Bank’s IT team abides by their motto of providing more time for their customers through Information and Communications Technology.

Both Sampath Bank’s unique internet banking facility, ‘Sampath Vishwa’ and the ‘Sampath IT Change Management System’ were rewarded at the NBQSA awards. Their Payment Gateway is yet another of the many innovative IT products introduced by the Bank.

The Sampath Payment Gateway supports several types on e-payments, including online transactions, MOTO (Mobile Operated and Telephone Operated) transactions, smart-mobile transactions and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) transactions, providing users with a multitude of ways to use payment gateways to suit their business needs.   

The newly re-launched payment gateway has been innovated and equipped more features than their previous version, according to a bank spokesperson.

“We take great pride in being one of the most innovative banks in Sri Lanka, and ensuring that our IT services and products are the best available in the market is one of our primary goals,” stated a spokesperson from the bank.

“The new Sampath Payment Gateway has even more features than our previous version that we believe will be extremely beneficial to our consumers. Our new security system is one such feature because we understand that security is vital for both the merchants who purchase the payment gateway for their businesses and for their consumers who need to feel comfortable submitting their information online.” One of the key features on the newly re-launched Sampath Payment Gateway is its flexibility with all forms of web development languages such as ASP/JSP/ASP.NET/PHP, providing ease of use to merchants, with most web developers in Sri Lanka equipped to adapt the payment gateway according to the merchant needs.

An additional advantage is the payment gateway’s ability to work with all currencies from across the world, enabling merchants who use the payment gateway to cater to clients from across the world. With more businesses entering in to e-commerce every day, on-line shopping has become a norm in the Sri Lankan market and the need for secure, convenient payment gateways has become essential.

Sampath Payment Gateway currently holds the largest share of the market in payment gateways, providing their services to some of Sri Lanka’s biggest corporate and organisations including SriLankan Airlines, Dialog Axiata, Singer, E-Channelling and over 150 other businesses (ranging from small to large scale) around the country.