Bank Alfalah, one of the leading banks in Pakistan, has partnered with Access Group, a leading digital payment solutions provider, to enhance the digital payments ecosystem in the country. Through DigitalPass acceptance network of Access Group, the partnership will embed merchants nationwide with Bank Alfalah’s point-of-sale (POS) and e-Commerce ecosystem simplifying the lives of customers who want to make digital payments.
Access Group is amongst Pakistan’s leading technology solution providers, offering enterprise-grade platforms, branchless banking solutions, enterprise loyalty solutions, fuel management solutions and payment acceptance at various forefronts. Over the years, DigitalPass – a part of Access Group, has built up one of the prominent nationwide acceptance networks for servicing its customers across Pakistan.
Bank Alfalah Limited started their merchant acquiring business in 2005 to serve merchant payment acceptance services. Currently, Bank Alfalah is one of the leading financial institutes, with over 20,000 POS machines installed in more than 200 cities throughout Pakistan.
Mehreen Ahmed, Group Head of Retail Banking, said, ‘Our partnership with Access Group is a significant step towards enhancing the digital payments ecosystem in Pakistan. Through our joint effort, we aim to simplify the lives of customers and merchants by offering them more options to make and accept digital payments and further expanding our nationwide acceptance network. With this collaboration, Bank Alfalah and Access Group are well-positioned to lead Pakistan’s digital future.’
‘We are excited to collaborate with Bank Alfalah to expand their acceptance network with state-of-the-art technology and solutions. We believe that this partnership will further strengthen our ties and assist Bank Alfalah in fostering their digital payment ecosystem,’ said Imran Qureshi, President of Access Group.
This partnership comes when Pakistan’s digital payments industry is growing rapidly, driven by increasing smartphone penetration, government initiatives, and changing consumer behaviour. With Bank Alfalah’s quality payment acceptance and E-Access’ expertise in digital payments, the two companies are well-positioned to leapfrog the ecosystem into a digital future.
