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SBP Payment Systems Review FY26: Digital Share Hits 92%
SBP's October 6 review puts digital channels at 92% of retail payment volume in FY26, up from 88% a year earlier.
Islamabad internet outage: fibre cut hit wallet apps
Fibre cut hit Islamabad and Rawalpindi internet; users reported trouble with Easypaisa and JazzCash apps.
Remittances reached US$41.6bn in FY26; Pasban rewards start October 1
FY26 remittances came to US$41.6bn, and the new Pasban prize scheme starts on October 1, 2026.
Roshan Digital Account inflows US$259m in August; total tops US$13.9bn
SBP data show US$259m entered Roshan Digital Accounts in August, down from US$282m in July; accounts reached 966,144.
EBANX plans Pakistan entry via JazzCash, Easypaisa and Raast
Payments firm EBANX plans to accept JazzCash and Easypaisa for global online merchants, with Raast next.
FBR social media income tax: Rs195 per 1,000 YouTube views floor
FBR now taxes creators' income at the higher of Rs195 per 1,000 YouTube views or actual earnings.
PVARA to set up a Shariah advisory board for virtual assets
PVARA's chairman says a Shariah advisory board will guide virtual-asset transactions; no members or date yet.
Pension proof of life moves to NADRA Pak-ID; no dormant accounts
Federal pensioners now give proof of life through NADRA's Pak-ID app or NADRA channels every 180 days.
PVARA NOC holders: only Binance and HTX, and a NOC is not a licence
Binance and HTX are the only confirmed PVARA NOC holders, and no platform holds a full licence yet.
Mashreq Pakistan adds Raast P2M QR payments for merchants
Mashreq Pakistan says customers can pay by Raast QR and sole traders can accept Raast payments through NEOBiz.
SBP regulatory sandbox: four of six fintechs pass, no approval yet
Four of six firms passed SBP's first sandbox testing; each still needs SBP authorisation to launch.
HugoBank gets SBP pilot approval; public limited to a waitlist
HugoBank's SBP-approved pilot starts with employees and consortium members; the public gets only a waitlist.
SBP holds policy rate at 11.5% in September 2026 on a 7-3 vote
The State Bank of Pakistan kept its policy rate at 11.5% on September 14, 2026, in a 7-3 vote.
PVARA transition ends: what the September 5 NOC deadline means
The Virtual Assets Act transition closed on September 5; PVARA reports about 70 applications and has named none.
SBP fuel station card fee cap runs to January 2027, with Raast QR push
SBP capped card acceptance fees on fuel purchases until January 31, 2027 and told banks to enable Raast QR at pumps.