Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count)
SBP Payment Systems Review — Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count)
About this series
SBP Payment Systems Review — Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count)
Use cases
- Chart banks, mfbs & digital banks (count) and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Size the market and adoption trend from banks, mfbs & digital banks (count)
- Use banks, mfbs & digital banks (count) as a KPI in a product dashboard
- Pull banks, mfbs & digital banks (count) into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Fintech founder / analyst
- Payments operator
- VC / diligence
- Policy researcher
Metadata
| Series ID | payments.banks_count |
|---|---|
| Source | SBP |
| Unit | count |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| First observation | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Last observation | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/payments.banks_count"JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.
Related series
- ATMs
payments.atms - Bank & MFB Branches
payments.bank_branches - Branchless Banking Agents
payments.bb_agents - Branchless Banking App Users
payments.bb_app_users - Branchless Banking Providers (count)
payments.bb_providers_count - Credit Cards Issued
payments.cards.credit - Debit Cards Issued
payments.cards.debit - Pre-Paid Cards Issued
payments.cards.prepaid - Social Welfare Cards Issued
payments.cards.social_welfare - CDMs/CCDMs
payments.cdms - ATM/CDM Transactions - Value
payments.channel.atm.value - ATM/CDM Transactions - Volume
payments.channel.atm.volume
FAQ
What is Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count)?
SBP Payment Systems Review — Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count)
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan digital-payments and alternate data on Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count)?
Yes. Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count) is an official Pakistan digital-payments and alternate time series (quarterly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2025 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/payments.banks_count, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count) go?
PakDataHub carries Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count) covering 2025 to 2026, updated on a quarterly basis from SBP.
How do I get Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count) via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/payments.banks_count with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.