GovPay, Sri Lanka’s Government Digital Payment Platform, closed 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction value, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s digital transformation journey. Notably, the platform doubled its collections from Rs. 1 billion to Rs. 2 billion within just 45 days, reflecting rapid adoption, growing public trust, and strong uptake across government institutions.
Since its official launch on 7 February 2025, GovPay has processed over 69,000 digital transactions, facilitating payments for 3,372 government services delivered by 215 government institutions. This accelerated growth highlights the increasing preference for secure, convenient, and transparent digital payment solutions among both citizens and public sector entities.
Implemented under the strategic leadership of the Ministry of Digital Economy, and led by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in collaboration with LankaPay, GovPay has emerged as a key pillar of Sri Lanka’s national digital public infrastructure. The platform plays a vital role in advancing financial inclusion, enhancing service efficiency, and strengthening transparency in public service delivery.
A major milestone in 2025 was the launch of the Online Traffic Fine Payment System through GovPay on 10 April 2025. Since its introduction, the system has enabled over 50,000 digital traffic fine payments, generating more than Rs. 66 million in revenue. The service is currently operational across the Western, Southern, Northern, North Western, and North Central Provinces, including the Southern, Katunayake, and Central Expressways. While the planned island-wide rollout in December 2025 was postponed due to adverse weather and disaster-related challenges, ICTA, in coordination with the Sri Lanka Police and with the support of LankaPay, has committed to completing the nationwide rollout in January 2026, beginning with a landmark launch in the Central Province.
GovPay has also expanded its footprint across local authorities, including Divisional Secretariats, Municipal Councils, Urban Councils, and Pradeshiya Sabhas, significantly improving access to government services in citizens’ daily lives. The platform now supports digital payments for all local authorities in the Northern Province and all Divisional Secretariats in the Southern Province, with a national goal of digitising all local authorities by 2026.
Institutions such as Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka Police, the Department of Technical Education and Training, the University of Moratuwa, and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board emerged as leading contributors to GovPay in 2025. Strong adoption within the education sector in particular underscores the readiness of younger generations to embrace digital services and demonstrates the platform’s scalability and reliability.
Beyond routine government transactions, GovPay also supported national disaster response efforts. Since 30 November 2025, the platform has facilitated digital donations to the Rebuild Sri Lanka Disaster Relief Fund, collecting nearly Rs. 14 million through 909 transactions, including contributions from Sri Lankans living overseas—ensuring transparency and ease of contribution during a time of national need.
Looking ahead, ICTA is working to revamp www.govpay.lk
with enhanced features to support institutional onboarding, service management, and advanced reporting. With Rs. 2 billion in digital collections achieved within its first year—half of it in just 45 days—GovPay stands as a powerful example of coordinated digital transformation, reinforcing Sri Lanka’s vision of building a USD 15 billion digital economy by 2030.