In a landmark move to accelerate Pakistan’s transition toward a digital economy, Paysys Labs and 1LINK (Pvt) Limited have jointly announced the launch of 1GO – Raast Person-to-Merchant (P2M) Digital Merchant Acceptance Service.
The announcement was made at a ceremony held at 1LINK’s Head Office, where executives from both organizations highlighted the service’s potential to transform Pakistan’s merchant payments landscape.
The 1GO Raast P2M service enables banks to provide merchants with a seamless, nationwide, and interoperable digital payments solution powered by Raast, Pakistan’s instant payment system developed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). By digitizing merchant payments, the initiative is expected to significantly strengthen Pakistan’s acceptance infrastructure, reduce reliance on cash, and empower both businesses and consumers with secure, instant transactions.
Officials noted that the service directly supports Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s vision of a Cashless Pakistan, as outlined in the government’s national digital financial inclusion strategy. With interoperability at its core, 1GO allows merchants across industries — from small corner shops to large retailers — to accept digital payments through QR codes and other Raast-enabled methods without the friction of siloed systems.
Speaking on the milestone, Paysys Labs reaffirmed its commitment to innovation in financial technology, emphasizing the importance of collaboration with 1LINK in driving scalable, real-world payment solutions.
Industry experts believe that the rollout of 1GO will help address long-standing gaps in Pakistan’s merchant acceptance ecosystem, particularly the lack of consistent, low-cost, and reliable infrastructure for digital transactions. By simplifying onboarding and transaction flows for merchants, the solution is poised to bring thousands of businesses into the formal digital economy.
The collaboration between Paysys Labs and 1LINK marks another critical step in expanding the reach of Raast, which has already gained traction in peer-to-peer transfers but required stronger adoption on the merchant side for broader ecosystem impact.
As Pakistan moves closer to becoming a cashless society, initiatives like 1GO demonstrate how partnerships between fintech innovators and payment infrastructure providers can accelerate the pace of financial transformation.
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