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Payments

Volumes and values moving through the payment and settlement systems.

42 series · 1 table · 2010–2026
from CBSL

RTGS transactions, value

Rs billion, monthly

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Open this series →

CEFTS transfers, value

Rs billion, monthly

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Open this series →

Cheques cleared, value

Rs billion, monthly

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Open this series →

Card payments at POS terminals

number, quarterly

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Open this series →

Credit cards in use

number, quarterly

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Open this series →

Debit cards in use

number, quarterly

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Open this series →

ATM terminals

number, quarterly

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Key figures

RTGS transactions, valueRs47,357bnJun 2026, +32.2% on a year earlier CEFTS transfers, valueRs2,246bnJun 2026, +19.2% on a year earlier Cheques cleared, valueRs1,160bnJun 2026, +17.0% on a year earlier Card payments at POS terminals131,456,671number2026 Q1, +36.7% on a year earlier Credit cards in use2,232,339number2026 Q1, +8.5% on a year earlier Debit cards in use20,866,421number2026 Q1, +7.0% on a year earlier ATM terminals3,361number2026 Q1, −8.0% on a year earlier

Every figure is as the Central Bank of Sri Lanka publishes it; the change on a year earlier is calculated by Macro Lab.

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Payment systems

Volumes and values through each system: RTGS, cheques, CEFTS, cards, ATMs and mobile.

Payment systemsEvery payment and settlement system, monthly and quarterly.42 indicators, monthly and quarterly, 2010–2026, from CBSLFrom: CBSL Economic Data Library (wizard)Show the 14 rows
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IndicatorLatestOn a year earlier*PeriodRecent trend
Total volume of cheques received for clearing through cheque imaging and truncation system (CITS) (cheques)3,411,938+4.2%Jun 2026
Total value of cheques received for clearing through cheque imaging and truncation system (CITS) (cheques)1.16Rs tn+17.0%Jun 2026
Total volume of cheques returned (cheques)115,291+29.4%Jun 2026
Total value of cheques returned (cheques)38.9Rs bn+59.9%Jun 2026
Total volume of financial transactions through common ATM switch (CAS) (switch(cas)/common ATM)12,630,017−8.0%Jun 2026
Total value of financial transactions through common ATM switch (CAS) (switch(cas)/common ATM)168.7Rs bn+16.7%Jun 2026
Total volume of real time gross settlement (RTGS) transactions (real time gross settlement (RTGS))61,553+22.5%Jun 2026
Total value of real time gross settlement (RTGS) transactions (real time gross settlement (RTGS))47.36Rs tn+32.2%Jun 2026
Total volume of common electronic fund transfer switch (CEFTS) transactions (common electronic fund transfer switch (CEFTS))26,259,776+26.7%Jun 2026
Total value of common electronic fund transfer switch (CEFTS) transactions (common electronic fund transfer switch (CEFTS))2.25Rs tn+19.2%Jun 2026
Total volume of US dollar cheques cleared (cheques) ended5,413−1.3%Mar 2026
Total value of US dollar cheques cleared (cheques) ended35.8US$ mn−16.6%Mar 2026
Total volume of transactions cleared through SLIP system (SLIP system) ended5,889,636+5.7%Mar 2026
Total value of transactions cleared through SLIP system (SLIP system) ended417.0Rs bn+25.3%Mar 2026

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.