Webinar on importance of e-signature to support digital payments and paperless trade

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Fulfilment of a payment is a crucial step in any customer-vendor transaction and only when the payment is successfully made, it concludes as a successful transaction.

With the current context of COVID-19, it has become paramount to establish stringent hygiene conditions and limit physical interactions by maintaining social distancing in order to do business. Therefore, businesses have taken measures to convert their activities to electronic modes especially at their customer touch points.

Technological advancements in this era has made electronic payments simple enough to ensure that payments could be carried out seamlessly via digital channels. The objective is to convert the traditional cash-based operations into cashless. It is now possible to complete all transactions online. In this process, the hassle of placing a physical signature is also not required with the introduction of e-signatures.

This critical discussion will pave way for industry experts to share their experience and views on the use of digital platforms and new technology to ease ways of conducting business post COVID-19.

The Chamber Academy of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce together with Hatton National Bank and in partnership with FITIS (Federation of IT Industry Sri Lanka) has organised a webinar on this current topic.

The eminent panel will include LankaClear CEO/General Manager Channa de Silva, ICTA Director/Legal Advisor Jayantha Fernando, HNB Chief Technology and Digital Officer Rohan Buultjens, FITIS Vice Chairman and LK Domain Registry CEO Prof. Gihan Dias, SDB Bank CEO Thilak Piyadigama, LOLC Finance Director/CEO Condrad Dias and The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce National Trade Facilitation Committee Member Dinesh De Silva.

The session will be moderated by Verité Research Research Director Subhashini Abeysinghe.

The webinar will commence at 10 a.m. on Wednesday 13 May. To register, please email [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].