Payment Cards
SBP Payment Systems Review — Payment Cards
Latest · Q1 2026: 68.30 (million) — updated 31 Mar 2026
Change on period: +1.60 (+2.40%)
Recent observations
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 68.30 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 66.70 |
| 30 Sept 2025 | 61.30 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 59.30 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 57.50 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | 56.40 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | 55.60 |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 54.60 |
Full history back to 30 Jun 2024, CSV export and API access start with a free key.
About this series
SBP Payment Systems Review — Payment Cards
Use cases
- Chart payment cards and its full history in a dashboard or research note
- Size the market and adoption trend from payment cards
- Use payment cards as a KPI in a product dashboard
- Pull payment cards into your stack as JSON or CSV
Who uses this
- Fintech founder / analyst
- Payments operator
- VC / diligence
- Policy researcher
Metadata
| Series ID | payments.payment_cards |
|---|---|
| Source | SBP |
| Unit | million |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| First observation | 30 Jun 2024 |
| Last observation | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Tier | basic |
Fetch it
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/payments.payment_cards"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.
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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 - Credit Cards Issued
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payments.cards.debit - Pre-Paid Cards Issued
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FAQ
What is Payment Cards?
SBP Payment Systems Review — Payment Cards
Does PakDataHub have Pakistan digital-payments and alternate data on Payment Cards?
Yes. Payment Cards is an official Pakistan digital-payments and alternate time series (quarterly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2024 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/payments.payment_cards, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).
How far back does Payment Cards go?
PakDataHub carries Payment Cards covering 2024 to 2026, updated on a quarterly basis from SBP.
How do I get Payment Cards via the API?
Call GET /v1/series/payments.payment_cards with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.