Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Genie and ikman.lk partner to enable safe and secure web payments

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Genie, Sri Lanka’s first and only Pci-dsscertifi­ed mobile payment app by Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivi­ty provider, has partnered ikman.lk, the largest online marketplac­e in Sri Lanka, to allow shoppers a new and hasslefree method of paying for their purchases.

Genie is Sri Lanka’s first and only Pci-dss-certified mobile payment applicatio­n and allows users to add their Visa/mastercard, current/ savings account or ez Cash account to the app and make remote payments, in-app payments, over-thecounter payments (OTC via QR Code) and web transfers more safely and convenient­ly.

Customers can now use the ‘Scan and Pay’ option on Genie to pay on ikman. lk, eliminatin­g the need to manually enter their card details during web checkout as they purchase goods and services from over 50 categories, from electronic­s and vehicles to property, fashion and much more.

Genie aims to provide users with a secure, convenient and digitally inclusive method of transactin­g, thereby revolution­ising Sri Lanka’s digital payments landscape. The ability to use the ‘Scan and Pay’ option on ikman. lk ensures that customer data is protected while providing identity and access assurance, secure communicat­ion and response on all transactio­ns and data.

Dialog Axiata PLC Fintech Lead Gimali Soysa said, “Genie’s tie-up with ikman.lk provides us a strong foothold in the online market place digital payment ecosystem. It also eases the payment process for our customers who increasing­ly prefer to go cashless. Using the Genie digital wallet, our customers can process transactio­ns hassle-free on ikman.lk, without having to compromise on security.”

“In a rapidly changing and competitiv­e e-commerce landscape, ikman.lk believes that seamless payments are vital to improve customer experience. For over seven years, ikman.lk has transforme­d the online marketplac­e and is firmly entrenched as the best choice, most relevant and powerful buying and selling platform. With the Dialog Genie tie-up ikman.lk continues to build its payment capabiliti­es as part of its future strategy with the goal of driving significan­t benefits and efficienci­es for its community,” said ikman.lk Managing Director Alexander Löwbäck.

Pay by Genie is available on the Google Play Store, the Apple App Store and via www.genie.lk.

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