The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) together with financial institutions with LANKAQR enabled payment apps launched “රට පුරාම LANKAQR”, Island wide awareness campaign on 12 September 2020 at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Regional Office - Matale under the theme of “මාතලේට LANKAQR” (Taking LANKAQR to Matale). The chief guest of this inaugural ceremony was Deshamanya Prof. W. D. Lakshman, Governor, CBSL. CEOs and officials of Licensed Commercial Banks, Licensed Specialized Banks, Licensed Finance Companies, Telecommunication companies functioning as licensed service providers of mobile payment systems as well as representatives of LankaClear (Pvt) Ltd., prominent government authorities and law enforcement authorities of the Matale region attended this ceremony. The aim of this public awareness campaign is to encourage the usage of LANKAQR QR code based digital payments due to its numerous benefits to the public and the economy.