Author: Techie.lk

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has launched a digital investment platform called “Ready to Invest,” putting more than $3 billion worth of structured, investor-ready projects across eight priority sectors directly in front of prospective foreign investors as the country works to convert a recovering FDI story into sustained long-term capital inflows. Sri Lanka recorded around $1.06 billion in FDI inflows during 2025, marking a sharp increase from the previous year amid improving macroeconomic conditions and stabilisation efforts. Approximately $1.9 billion worth of BOI-approved projects are ready to commence operations. The 2025 figure represents the first time foreign investments…

Sampath Bank PLC has become the first bank in Sri Lanka to introduce integrated PayPal withdrawal and account connectivity capabilities through Sampath Vishwa, marking a major advancement in Sri Lanka’s digital banking landscape and expanding access to secure global payments. Sri Lanka’s digitally connected workforce and business community continue to expand across international marketplaces and cross-border industries. Growth in freelancing, entrepreneurship, online commerce, exports, and remote work has increased demand for trusted international payment channels. Sampath Bank’s collaboration with PayPal responds directly to this shift, enabling greater financial connectivity between Sri Lanka and the global economy while supporting foreign currency…

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon, reaffirming its leadership in introducing the latest global financial technologies to Sri Lanka, has announced the availability of PayPal-linked withdrawal functionality for eligible customers to seamlessly channel their global digital earnings directly into their Commercial Bank accounts through ComBank Digital. The integration of PayPal with ComBank Digital enables Sri Lankan freelancers, digital entrepreneurs and exporters to transfer their PayPal balances directly to a local Commercial Bank account through the Bank’s ComBank Digital platform instantly, securely and through a fully regulated banking channel. As one of the world’s leading online payment platforms operating across nearly 200…

According to a recent global report by Kaspersky Security Services, password guessing and valid account misuse rank among the most effective tactics used by cyber criminals in 2025. This trend reflects a strategic shift, as attackers move away from triggering endpoint protection with noisy malware, in preference of leveraging legitimate access to evade detection. The ‘Anatomy of a Cyber World’ is an in-depth global report based on data gathered from Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Incident Response (IR), Compromise Assessment and SOC Consulting in 2025. It covers the most common adversary techniques, tools and detection scenarios and highlights the…

Showcasing an expansive range of tailored digital and AI‑driven business solutions, SLT‑MOBITEL Enterprise successfully hosted SmartChat Mega – Kandy at Oak Ray Regency, Kandy, recently. SmartChat Mega – Kandy, built on the momentum of the Colombo edition held earlier this year, continued to empower SMEs with the tools and expertise they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. SLT-MOBITEL delivered tailored solutions and insights, enabling SMEs to unlock their business potential and future‑proof their operations to embrace innovation for sustainable growth. The Kandy event highlighted SLT-MOBITEL’s continued commitment to support local businesses. Over 200 SME customers, including special…

eMarketingEye (EME), a leading hospitality digital marketing agency, has launched Sri Lanka’s First AI Visibility Study for Hotels, offering groundbreaking insights into how hotels in Sri Lanka appear across leading AI platforms (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. The AI Visibility Study analysed how Sri Lankan hotels are represented in AI-generated responses across high-intent travel prompts and evaluated factors including brand mentions, recommendation frequency, citation visibility, and competitive positioning in AI search environments. The analysis was conducted using AEYEPULSE, eMarketingEye’s proprietary AI Visibility Monitoring System. The platform evaluates brand visibility across AI-generated travel recommendations, conversational search prompts, citations, and…

By Sam Yan, Head of Sales for Asia Emerging Countries, Kaspersky While cybersecurity companies leverage AI to enhance threat detection, cybercriminals are weaponizing the same technology for automated phishing and malware attacks —highlighted by the fact that 43% of organizations believe hackers are using AI-driven methods to boost their effectiveness. To stay protected, organizations must adopt AI-powered platforms rather than relying on isolated tools. Artificial intelligence has firmly established its presence in enterprise cybersecurity. Solution providers are embedding it to accelerate detection, reduce analyst workload and counter attacks that move faster than human responders can manage. While cybercriminals are using…

Kaspersky has discovered a wave of phishing attacks leveraging Google’s AppSheet no-code platform. Attackers are abusing the service to distribute convincing phishing emails that may bypass many traditional security filters, following a pattern of campaigns leveraging trusted cloud tools against users. Previously Kaspersky has described similar attacks with Google services. With AppSheet, attackers send emails from the legitimate sender address noreply@appsheet.com, while using spoofed display names such as “GG Recruiting Team.” The emails impersonate communication from large brands like Google, Meta, Apple, Coca-Cola, and Volvo. Some emails mimic messages from recruitment teams – recipients are invited to “Schedule Your Appointment”…

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange and leading blockchain ecosystem, marked Bitcoin Pizza Day with an educational activation at One Galle Face Mall in Colombo that drew over 2000 participants eager to learn about blockchain technology and digital asset fundamentals, with more than 70% attending their first-ever digital asset education event. The initiative, held on 21-22nd May 2026, focused on demystifying Web3 concepts through interactive learning experiences, addressing the knowledge gap as global digital asset adoption accelerates and interest in blockchain technology grows in Sri Lanka. “Education must come before adoption,” said SB Seker, Head of APAC at Binance. “In markets across…

Security Vision traditionally participated in the APAC Cyber ​​Insights international conference, organized by Kaspersky. The event, held on April in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, brought together over 100 in-person participants and nearly 1,000 online viewers. Among those in attendance were representatives from leading companies, including chief information security officers, leading technical specialists, and heads of data protection services from the industrial and financial sectors. The main topic of discussion was the transition from a reactive security model to proactive, risk-based SOC management, an advanced asset model, and the use of artificial intelligence for real-time analytics. Leading Security Vision specialists…