The Central Bank today said a claim in a recent news item that State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Dr Harsha de Silva had “summoned the Monetary Board to his Ministry and asked the Board to implement ICTA’s shoddy payment gateway” is unfounded.
Clarifying the issue in a statement, the Central Bank said the State Minister convened a meeting of stakeholders to resolve a longstanding issue regarding the way forward on a National Payments Platform. “This was important to facilitate the digitalization of the economy,” the Bank said.
The Central Bank said two independent members of the Monetary Board expressed an interest in participating in the meeting to assist in finding a solution to a long outstanding issue.
A consensus was reached on the way forward at this meeting chaired by State Minister Dr Harsha de Silva who facilitated the discussion, it clarified.
