InstaPay, PESONet transactions jump to P17.5 trillion as of Sept.

THE VALUE of transactions made via the automated clearing houses InstaPay and PESONet grew by 41.1% to over P17 trillion at end-September, with InstaPay transfers reaching over P1 trillion for the first time last month.

- Katherine K. Chan

InstaPay and PESONet transactions increased to P17.458 trillion in the first nine months of 2025 from P12.369 trillion a year earlier.

Meanwhile, the volume of transactions coursed through the clearing houses more than doubled (175.7%) to 2.89 billion in the period from 974.406 million.

Broken down, the value of transactions done on InstaPay surged by 54.5% to P7.945 trillion as of September from P5.144 trillion a year prior.

In September alone, InstaPay transfers were valued at PLO17 trillion, marking the first time that transactions made via the payment gateway reached the trillion-peso mark fora single month.

The volume of InstaPay transactions soared by 187.8% to 2.804 billion in the nine months to September from 974.406 million the previous year.

On the other hand, the value of PESONet transactions amounted to P7.945 trillion in the nine-month period, climbing by 31.7% from P5.144 trillion a year ago.