Credit Cards Issued
SBP Payment Systems Review — Credit Cards Issued
About this series
SBP Payment Systems Review — Credit Cards Issued
Use cases
- Chart credit cards issued and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Size the market and adoption trend from credit cards issued
- Use credit cards issued as a KPI in a product dashboard
- Pull credit cards issued into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Fintech founder / analyst
- Payments operator
- VC / diligence
- Policy researcher
Metadata
| Series ID | payments.cards.credit |
|---|---|
| Source | SBP |
| Unit | count |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| First observation | 30 Sept 2023 |
| Last observation | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/payments.cards.credit"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 - Banks, MFBs & Digital Banks (count)
payments.banks_count - Branchless Banking Agents
payments.bb_agents - Branchless Banking App Users
payments.bb_app_users - Branchless Banking Providers (count)
payments.bb_providers_count - 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 Credit Cards Issued?
SBP Payment Systems Review — Credit Cards Issued
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan digital-payments and alternate data on Credit Cards Issued?
Yes. Credit Cards Issued is an official Pakistan digital-payments and alternate time series (quarterly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2023 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/payments.cards.credit, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Credit Cards Issued go?
PakDataHub carries Credit Cards Issued covering 2023 to 2026, updated on a quarterly basis from SBP.
How do I get Credit Cards Issued via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/payments.cards.credit with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.