By Hiran H.Senewiratne
CSE activities were positive most of yesterday but during the last hour this positive momentum slackened because stock market investors did not turn bullish due to some uncertain economic conditions, stock market analyst said.
With the swearing in of Basil Rajapaksa as the new Finance Minister, stock market investors adopted a somewhat cautious stance. Besides, the decline in foreign reserves in the country caused some concern. However, the last one hour’s lacklustre performance of the market did not heavily impact both indices, analyst said. All Share Price Index up went up by 4.79 points and S and P SL20 rose by 23.32 points.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has deployed all-in-one, Android-powered Point-of-Sale terminals to Durdans Hospital in Colombo to enable customers to make convenient and secure tap-and-go and scan-and-pay payments.
With these new devices, Durdans Hospital adopts both QR-based wallet payments under LANKAQR and secure Near Field Communication (NFC) technology at its premises in a single device, to offer safety to its customers in terms of minimising touch points through contactless-payment options.
The Commercial Bank all-in-one POS device deployed to Durdans Hospital allows the processing of transactions via VISA, Mastercard, UnionPay, LankaPay and JCB cards as well as QR-based wallet payments under LANKAQR. It offers customers a frictionless and cashless payment experience and drastically reduces the waiting time at checkout counters. The device is equipped to accept EMV/Chip, Magstripe, NFC and QR-based transactions, offering customers the convenience of paying via the platform of
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On 1st of July, the Korean Embassy of Sri Lanka implemented the “Go Green Embassy” campaign as the first initiative for urban ecological restoration. The “Go Green Embassy” campaign started with a tree planting programme in collaboration with the Earth Day Network Ambassador of Sri Lanka and award-winning popular actress, Michelle Dilhara. This wonderful occasion was held at the Korean Embassy compound and marked the Embassy’s commitment to creating a sustainable future. The official inauguration of the “Go Green Embassy” campaign took place with the planting of the Na sapling, the eco-friendly Sri Lankan national tree by Ambassador Santhush Woonjin Jeong together with Michelle Dilhara.