The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a new framework to promote digital payments at fuel stations by capping transaction charges on card payments and directing banks to expand Raast QR acceptance across petrol pumps nationwide. The move is aimed at accelerating digital payments in one of Pakistan’s most cash-intensive sectors. Petroleum dealers say fuel stations currently pay roughly 0.8 percent in bank charges on card payments, which translates to about Rs. These steep fees, they said, have long discouraged both petrol pumps and banks from expanding card payment infrastructure. PPDA Chairman Malik Khuda Baksh said the SBP’s latest intervention would encourage wider adoption of digital payments at filling stations by bringing down transaction costs.