KARACHI: Bank Alfalah has released updated data highlighting its progress in advancing women’s financial inclusion across Pakistan, with growth in women customers, increased financing for women-led businesses and broader representation of women across its workforce and leadership structures, a statement said on Friday.
Women now hold 18 per cent of the bank’s total accounts, representing approximately 650,000 customers. In 2025, the bank recorded a 12 per cent increase in women account holders, while female customers contributed 11 per cent of total deposits, amounting to Rs237 billion.
The bank also reported growth in lending to women across key economic sectors. In the SME segment, the number of women borrowers increased by 20 percent in 2025, with 117 women-led businesses financed, mainly in manufacturing and trading. Total SME financing for these businesses amounted to Rs521 million.
In agriculture, 857 women-led businesses received Rs1.32 billion in financing in 2025, supporting dairy, livestock, and crop production. The bank also disbursed Rs264 million in interest-free financing to 127 small-scale farmers under its Revive and Rise scheme.
Bank Alfalah continues to support the Benazir Income Support Programme through digital disbursements across Pakistan. Since 2022, the number of women beneficiaries served through the bank has increased by 150 per cent, reaching approximately 4.5 million women.
Within its workforce, women currently represent 21 per cent of employees. As of December 31, 2025, women also represented 16 per cent of members across board committees, management committees, and their subcommittees, reflecting early progress in the bank’s broader efforts to strengthen women’s representation across leadership structures.
