Branchless Banking Transactions Hit Rs. 59 Billion Mark in One Quarter

After slow adaption rate earlier, mainly due to lack of awareness, the branchless banking in Pakistan has lately showcased over 50 per quarter over quarter growth rate in total number of BB account holders in the country, said stats issued by State Bank of Pakistan.

State Bank said that number of branchless bank account holders (for all branchless banks) reached 357,598 in September 2011, i.e. 51% higher than of 236,464 branchless bank account holders in June 2011.

It said that 17,448 BB agents, through the country, carried out 15,867,672 transactions in just one quarter ending September 31st, 2011.

These transactions from July to September 2011 averaged at Rs. 3,700 per transfer with total of 176,296 transactions on average per day while value of transactions through branchless banking totaled PKR 58.711 billion in just three months..

Check below table for complete branchless banking stats for two quarters.

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SBP, through a Survey, found out that almost half of branchless banking users did not have a bank account and almost two-thirds used the service regularly. These results hint at the considerable unmet demand for efficient, low cost and accessible financial services.

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Tech and telecom reporter for over 15 years


  • i found Pakistani nation the FASTEST to adopt to new technology.
    they are so much fast that existing technologies got failed in few years.

    mobiles phone vanished PCO,walkman computers vanished DVD players etc


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