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CEFTS

FPS

Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch - Sri Lanka's instant payment system. 24/7/365. Real-time bank transfers credited within seconds. Operated by LankaPay (formerly LankaClear) under CBSL regulation. Accounts for 67% of interbank retail transactions.

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Sources ClearingPost reads LankaPay (Pvt) Ltd · Authoritative (T1) · 11 of 16 fields carry a source and a recorded date · latest sourced entry recorded 16 Apr 2026 · evidence details ↓

Record · CEFTS

Country
Sri Lanka (LK)
Currency
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Operator
LankaPay (Pvt) Ltd / CBSL
Type
FPS
Operating Window
24/7/365
Year Established
2015
Tier?
Tier 3
ISO 20022?
Legacy
Region
Asia-Pacific
Settlement Type?
Net
Participants
48 (banks + finance companies)
Avg Daily Transactions
~593,000
Avg Daily Value
~LKR 48.8B
Availability
24/7/365
Notes

CBSL regulates maximum CEFTS fees (Rs. 25 mobile/internet, Rs. 100 OTC/third-party ATM). 5 daily RTGS settlement cycles. LankaPay also operates SLIPS (batch ACH). Settlement of CEFTS net positions via LankaSettle RTGS.

LankaPay (Pvt) Ltd / CBSL official website →
Reference Sources
LankaPay (Pvt) Ltd
Authoritative (T1)Entry recorded Mar 12, 2026
Status →Statistics →Participants →Rules →
See all FPS systems →See all systems in Sri Lanka →ISO 20022 migration status →Payment rails by country →
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Operations · CEFTS

Operational monitoring: not configured. ClearingPost does not monitor operational sources for this system and does not assess its current service condition.

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Not listed here: 1 tagged article that does not mention CEFTS. All coverage is in Insights.