Vidula Rajapakshe was recently awarded the “Master FinTech Professional” certification by the United States (U.S.)-based Global Academy of Finance and Management(GAFM) for his contributions towards fintech, digital banking, and digital commerce.
Vidula is an executive committee member of the Fintech Association of Sri Lanka(FASL) and holds a managerial position handling digital commerce at the Seylan Bank PLC.
Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM) is owned by the International Board of Standards (IBS), a certifying body based in Colorado, USA. IBS is a charter member signatory to the Washington, D.C.-based Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and has had an agreement with the Kansas, U.S.-based ACBSP Global Business Programs since 2004.
Some of the notable recipients previously honored by the GAFM include; Professor Douglas Arner, a Kerry Holdings Professor at the University of Hong Kong, Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Chia Hock Lai, Founding President of the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), Takeshi Kito, Co-Founder of ELEVANDI Japan, Mirna Sleiman, Founder of Fintech Galaxy, Do Van Long, Founder & CEO of Vietnam Blockchain Corporation, Liudas Kanapienis, Founder and CEO, Ondato, Saqr Ereiqat, Co-Founder of Crypto Oasis, Reuben Lim, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), Jeevan Gnanam, Co-Founder of Hatch Works … etc.