Tech in Sri Lanka
April, May & June 2021
Tech news from Sri Lanka in Q2 2021
– headlines, articles and reports
Our Sri Lanka tech news round-up gathers the second quarter 2021 startup news headlines from April, May and June of the year, touching on subjects including: Lankan Angel Network’s recent startup investments; the EU-Sri Lankan Innovation Partnership; a new, startup-friendly creditworthiness assessment framework; the use of artificial intelligence in bank-focused know-your-customer activities; and many more.
Hit the jump links below to go directly to the Sri Lanka tech news headlines for April 2021, May 2021 or June 2021, or simply browse the headline items listed.
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Sri Lanka’s tech startups: June 2021
- Sri Lanka: Digital Outlook Sri Lanka 2021 – Annual Market Insight Report, available to download now from Asia Pacific Institute of Digital Marketing (pdf)
- Sri Lanka: National Development Bank selects Axion to deploy OneConnect artificial intelligence-driven video know-your-customer tech
- Sri Lanka: ICTA and PwC introduce new credit evaluation framework to aid tech startups and existing firms access funding
- Sri Lanka: Lankan Angel Network, country’s largest angel investor network, appointed as Entrepreneurship World Cup National Organizer for Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka: PayMedia fintech startup secures LKR 85M loan from NDB in part due to funding access provided by new, startup-friendly credit scoring framework
- Sri Lanka: Digital for Everyone National initiative launches to enhance digital literacy among citizens
- Sri Lanka: Gov’t Info-comms agency ICTA and PwC unveil findings of recent survey revolving around themes presented by ‘Towards a Startup Friendly Government’
- Sri Lanka: Results report of recent ICTA and PwC Sri Lanka survey ‘Towards A Startup Friendly Government – Accelerating Startup Growth’ available to download (pdf)
Sri Lanka’s tech news: May 2021
- Sri Lanka: An intro to the recently-launched I AM HER programme, aiming to support women entrepreneurs, organised by Lankan Angel Network and The Ford Foundation
- Sri Lanka: A brief intro to DirectPay cashless payments fintech firm
- Sri Lanka: An overview of the Women Technopreneurs Forum from SLASSCOM, aiming to boost women-led startups as part of the aspirational 1000 startups initiative
- Ask A Sri Lanka Startup Investor Online AMA set for June 15th, hosted by Founder Institute
Sri Lankan tech news: April 2021
- An overview of the winners of the recent SLASSCOM National Ingenuity Awards 2021, showcasing the country’s emerging innovators and entrepreneurs
- DirectPay fintech solution takes Best Disruptor 2021 award at National Ingenuity Awards 2021 with home-grown digital payments services and ecosystem
- SLASSCOM launches Global Referral Programme to initiate business relationships between companies and Australian-Sri Lankan professionals
- Sri Lanka and Germany ink MOU aiming to formalise bridge between Berlin Senate’s AsiaBerlin startup initiative and Sri Lanka’s startup ecosystem
- Lanka Angel Network Angel Fund invests over $100K in Niftron, blockchain-as-a-service platform focused on easy implementation of blockchain technology
- Sri Lanka to establish state-run Youth Startup Fund and Guarantee Fund to provide young entrepreneurs with access to interest-free loans
- ICYMI: The EU-Sri Lanka Innovation Partnership initiative, connecting startup and technology ecosystems, incubators and accelerators
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