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1Link

1Link is a consortium of major banks that own and operate the largest representative interbank network in Pakistan and is incorporated under the Company Law, Section 42 by Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).

History
Timeline • Year 1999: ABN AMRO and Askari Bank connected their ATM network. • Year 2002: SBP circular for the mandatory connectivity of either of the two switches (1LINK or MNET). • Year 2003: 1LINK formed with a consortium of eleven founder banks. • Year 2004: SBP instructed 1LINK and MNET to interconnect with each other. and operates through a chief executive officer. The company Board consists of eleven directors, one from each founder member bank. ==1LINK Members==
1LINK Members
1LINK is the largest banking consortium in Pakistan. The State Bank of Pakistan has mandated that all commercial banks in Pakistan, both foreign and domestic, become members of 1LINK. Additionally, the four switches have been interconnected since 2006. • Member Banks - 43 • Affiliates Members - 20 • White Label ATMs - 01 • Billers - 4,365 • Bank and Non-Bank Aggregators - 44 • Non-Banking Financial Initiators - 73 ==PayPak - Domestic Payment Scheme==
PayPak - Domestic Payment Scheme
In 2020, 1LINK launched Pakistan's first domestic payment scheme – PayPak in April 2016. ==See also==
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