{
  "id": 12558287,
  "title": "Digital payments surge as retail transactions hit 14.3bn in FY26",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/digital-payments-surge-as-retail-transactions-hit-14-3bn-in-fy26",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T05:52:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1563620/digital-payments-surge-as-retail-transactions-hit-14-3bn-in-fy26/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released its Annual Report on Payment Systems, highlighting the continued expansion of Pakistan’s payments landscape and the growing role of digital channels in everyday financial transactions conducted through formal banking and payment channels. The report provides an overview of the key trends, developments, innovations, and financial transactions shaping…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}