Pakistan Plans Raast QR MDR Scheme as Digital Merchants Reach 2.03 Million in 2026
Pakistan directs the State Bank to prepare a Raast QR Merchant Discount Rate scheme as digital payment merchants increase fourfold to 2.03 million under the Cashless Pakistan initiative.
SBP Caps Card Payment Charges At Fuel Stations To Boost Digital Payments
State Bank of Pakistan caps Merchant Discount Rate at Rs1 per litre and Interchange Reimbursement Fee at Rs0.20 per litre for fuel station card payments until January 2027.

