Lanka Financial Services Bureau among top 5 SWIFT Infrastructures in Asia

Lanka Financial Services Bureau Ltd (LFSBL), the SWIFT Shared Infrastructure of Sri Lanka, has been included among the top five SWIFT Shared Infrastructures in the Asia Pacific Region.

Headquartered in Belgium, SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) is the global leader in financial telecommunication services.

In a media release, LFSBL said this is an honour not just for the organisation but for the country as well. This recognition is in addition to LFSBL obtaining the SWIFT certification level of ‘Standard Operational Practice (SOP)’, which was achieved through the stringent adoption of the extremely high standards of security set by SWIFT.

LFSBL General Manager/CEO of Lanka Financial Services Bureau, Mihindu Rajaratne said, “We are delighted to be feted with the SWIFT SOP certification, which not only marks a significant milestone in our chapter, but also reflects our strong commitment, expertise, and innovative services we bring into the local market. Being recognised within the top five SWIFT infrastructures in Asia Pacific is a key accomplishment for a local entity, and the recognition has inspired us to go beyond in becoming the number one SWIFT Shared Infrastructure provider in the region.

With the certification of the SOP in 2013, LFSBL was recognised among the SWIFT shared infrastructures of Japan, India, and Singapore, and is now in the process of obtaining the Premier Operational Practices (POP) certification, which will enable the local company to be on par with an elite list of financial telecommunications providers around the world including the US, Switzerland and Panama.