Pakistan’s Fintech Landscape and Industry Outlook in 2026
Pakistan is emerging as a South Asian fintech hub as it shifts from a cash-dominated economy toward a digital financial system. The country is promoting financial inclusion through Raast, the State Bank of Pakistan’s instant payment system, with a target of raising financial inclusion among adults to 75% by 2028. Its fintech ecosystem now comprises about 450 companies and has attracted $391 million in cumulative venture capital funding. The market is projected to exceed $7 billion in value by the end of fiscal 2026.
Pakistan passed the Virtual Assets Act in 2026, formally establishing the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) to regulate digital assets. Retail payments reached 9.1 billion transactions worth 612 trillion Pakistani rupees in fiscal 2025. The Dubai FinTech Summit is also scheduled to hold an event in Pakistan in August 2026 in partnership with the Pakistan Digital Authority, accelerating the country’s integration with the international financial system.
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The history behind this eventBurkina Faso Builds Fintech Base Around Mobile Money
Burkina Faso remains a largely cash-based economy, with security risks, infrastructure constraints and gaps in financial inclusion limiting conventional banking access. Mobile wallets are increasingly important because they let consumers and small businesses send funds, receive remittances and make payments without relying on bank branches. Membership in the eight-country West African Economic and Monetary Union also places the market under the Central Bank of West African States, giving fintech operators a harmonised regulatory base and potential routes for regional expansion.
The Fintech Times reported on March 20, 2026, that roughly 15 fintech startups operate in Burkina Faso across payments, mobile wallets, insurtech and financial infrastructure. It cited LigdiCash, Coris Money, SwagPay and M-Score, while Orange Money, Moov Money and Wave are among licensed electronic-money services. The Ministry of Digital Economy, Postal Services and Digital Transformation is backing connectivity and entrepreneurship programmes, with support from the United Nations Capital Development Fund. No funding amount was disclosed, and venture investment remains modest, pointing to gradual growth rather than a rapid breakout.
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