1LINK expects payment transactions to exceed 12bn in 2026

Business Recorder reported that 1LINK anticipates its payment rails will carry more than 12 billion transactions during 2026, with overall throughput approaching Rs90 trillion. The projection covers both financial and non-financial activity, along with value-added offerings and fraud-risk controls. The outlook is set against a fast-expanding digital payments market in Pakistan.

In 2025, the firm processed more than 10 billion transactions valued at Rs75.4 trillion, with volumes up almost 20 percent and value up 19.3 percent. Its 1IBFT channel handled about 998.9 million transactions worth Rs43.7 trillion between January and September 2026, while 1BILL processed around 170.6 million transactions valued at Rs12.3 trillion. The ATM switching network handled roughly 285.4 million transactions worth Rs3.2 trillion over the same period.

Suleman Hasan, Chief Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary at 1LINK, said digital payments are reducing reliance on cash and making financial services faster. He also said the company is on track to process transactions equal to roughly 75 percent of Pakistan's GDP, and PayPak has issued about 16.8 million cards.