As part of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Bahrain’s Economic Diplomacy program for the year 2024, a meeting was held on 8 January between Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain H.M.G.R.R.K. Wijeratne Mendis and Bahrain FinTech Bay Chief Operating Officer Suzy Al Zeerah.

The meeting served as a platform to identify the commonalities and synergies in the FinTech sectors of Sri Lanka and Bahrain while taking advantage of the rapid developments in ICT and the digital economies of the two countries.

The parties focused on the untapped potential for collaboration and partnership in the Fintech sector seeking to move beyond the boundaries of traditional bilateral trade and investment in goods and services.