Mastercard and Takas.lk enters into a Strategic Alliance Agreement
View(s):Mastercard, a technology company in the global payments industry having a global network that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses, recently entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Takas.lk – one of the pioneers in the eCommerce industry in Sri Lanka. The partnership will enhance the consumer experience at Takas.lk and will enable Takas to explore payments as a solution in the longer term as a B2B business model (through Takas eCommerce Services or TES).
With this new alliance, Takas will leverage Mastercard technology assets to provide a convenient and secure user experience in digital payments, such as the use of Mastercard Payment Gateway Services (MPGS), Tokenisation services and other API based services. As Takas uses the technologies, Mastercard will provide technology solutions to enhance the shopping experience, the e-commerce company said in a media release.
From left - Kalinga Athulathmudali (CTO Takas), Lahiru Pathmalal (CEO Takas), R. B. Santosh Kumar ( Country Manager - Sri Lanka and Maldives, Mastercard) and Sandun Hapugoda (Head – Digital Payments, Sri Lanka and Maldives, Mastercard)