Pakistan’s 1LINK expects over 12 billion transactions worth nearly Rs90 trillion in 2026

Profit by Pakistan Today reported that 1LINK anticipates handling more than 12 billion payment transactions in 2026, with combined value close to Rs90 trillion. This estimate spans financial and non-financial activity as well as value-added offerings and Fraud Risk Management Services.

In 2025 the company carried over 10 billion transactions, a total worth Rs75.4 trillion, with counts rising almost 20% and value climbing 19.3%. Between January and September 2026, 1IBFT handled roughly 998.9 million transfers valued at Rs43.7 trillion, 1BILL recorded about 170.6 million operations totalling Rs12.3 trillion, and the ATM Switching network carried 285.4 million payments amounting to Rs3.2 trillion.

Syed Suleman Hasan, Chief Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary, said 1LINK was on course to process payments equal to about 75% of Pakistan's GDP. He added that PayPak has issued roughly 16.8 million cards and accounts, close to 28% of debit cards currently in use. Hasan said digital payments are reducing reliance on cash, and that further growth would come from rising smartphone use, wider digital banking and wider acceptance of electronic payments.