E-Payments Rise in Value, Fall in Volume

The nationwide payment settlement network, known as Shaparak, said it processed almost 3.26 billion transactions worth 6,679. 1 trillion rials ($22.6 billion) in the calendar month to Dec 21.
Transactions rose 0.03% in value but declined 0.46% in volume compared to the 3.28 billion transactions worth 6,677 trillion rials a month earlier. 
However, the transactions increased 21.34% and 59.38% in volume and value y/y, respectively, though the higher value could be partly attributed to the pattern on rising inflation.