SLT-Mobitel partners with Department for Registration of Persons for digital authentication of NICs

Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd CEO Chandika Vitharena exchanges MoU with Registration of Persons Department Commissioner General Viyani Gunathilaka accompanied by (from left) Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd Head of Products Shiang Wong, Regional Head Denham Perera, General Manager Consumer Sales Sugath Abeysinghe, Chief Marketing Officer Shashika Senarath, Registration of Persons Department Additional Commissioner General R.L.S.P. Suwarnalatha (second from left), Chief Accountant L.M. Denawaka, Commissioner Operations Ridma Bulathsinghala, Commissioner Development, Research and IT H.M.I.K. Herath and Deputy Commissioner IT Erandi Weerasingha 

Reiterating its commitment to transforming Sri Lanka with cutting-edge digital solutions, SLT-Mobitel, the national ICT solutions provider, has partnered with the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP), marking an important milestone in Sri Lanka’s telecommunication history by facilitating the authentication of details of the National Identity Cards (NICs) for the customers who patronise services from SLT-Mobitel, through a digitalised platform. 

The MoU was signed between DRP Commissioner General Viyani Gunathilaka and Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Executive Officer Chandika Vitharena, accompanied by senior officials representing both SLT-Mobitel and the DRP.

SLT-Mobitel’s partnership with the DRP ensures its access to the NIC authentication facility hitherto available only to banks and financial institutions. This partnership will empower SLT-Mobitel to have authenticated know-your-customer (KYC) details of its subscribers. This will help the organisation to minimise malpractices and fraudulent activities when issuing new connections and other services and will help further improve national security.

SLT-Mobitel places utmost importance in driving the nation’s digital transformation by providing next generation connectivity solutions to both customers and corporates.