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title: "Pakistan's digital banking users reach 137 million"
description: "Most outlets reported the number of digital banking users in Pakistan reaching 137 million, as stated by Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kiani. Dunya News highlighted the increase in digital government payments to 76 per cent alongside the user growth, while The Nation emphasized the government's push for a cashless economy and the rapid expansion of digital financial services."
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# Pakistan's digital banking users reach 137 million

business · latest filing 17 Aug 2026, 11:11 PM PKT · 17 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the number of digital banking users in Pakistan reaching 137 million, as stated by Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kiani. Dunya News highlighted the increase in digital government payments to 76 per cent alongside the user growth, while The Nation emphasized the government's push for a cashless economy and the rapid expansion of digital financial services.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The Nation** — [Pakistan’s digital banking users reach 137 million as government pushes cashless economy](https://www.nation.com.pk/17-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-digital-banking-users-reach-137-million-government-pushes-cashless-economy) · 17 Aug 2026, 11:11 PM PKT
  > The number of digital banking users in Pakistan has reached 137 million, according to Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kiani, highlighting the rapid expansion of digital financial services across the country.
- **Dunya News** — [Digital banking users in Pakistan reach 137 million: Bilal Kiani](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/968401-digital-banking-users-in-pakistan-reach-137-million-bilal-kiani) · 17 Aug 2026, 7:46 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Finance Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kiani said Pakistan’s digital banking users have reached 137 million, while digital government payments rose to 76 per cent.

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