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CSE Team awarded as the Winners- Sri Lanka FinTech Awards 2026

The Sri Lanka FinTech Awards – Next-Gen FinTech Innovation 2026, organised by the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Sri Lanka FinTech Forum, was held on 3 November 2026 at the Shangri-La Colombo as part of the Sri Lanka FinTech Festival 2026. The awards recognised outstanding individuals and teams whose contributions are shaping the country's rapidly evolving financial technology landscape.

 The competition provided a platform to showcase achievements, innovation, and progress across Sri Lanka's FinTech ecosystem, highlighting initiatives that are making a meaningful impact on the country's digital finance sector. Bringing together key stakeholders from the financial services and technology industries, the awards celebrated the innovators driving transformation in digital financial services and contributing to a more inclusive, accessible, and technology-driven financial ecosystem.

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) proudly congratulates Mr. Nimesh Kulatunga, Mr. Khamshayan Rajeshwaran, and Mr. Krishnaprashanth Sivasanger from Batch 23 – CSE on winning the Next-Gen FinTech Innovation 2026 award.

 Their winning project, TradeIQ, is a strategy back-testing, paper trading, and portfolio analytics platform developed for the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). The platform enables users to explore listed companies on the CSE, evaluate investment strategies using historical market data, and practise buying and selling shares using virtual funds. Through these features, TradeIQ provides an interactive environment for exploring investment strategies and gaining practical insights into stock market operations.

This achievement highlights the innovative capabilities of CSE undergraduates and their potential to develop technology-driven solutions that address real-world challenges in the financial sector. The recognition also underscores the growing importance of FinTech in Sri Lanka's digital economy, as technological advancements continue to transform financial services and strengthen the country's position in the evolving global digital finance landscape.