E-payment transaction volume falls 9.2%, value rises to N1,053trn

•POS transactions fall 20%, value drops to N59.3trn  •ATM transaction value jumps 64.6% to N26.3trnBy Babajide KomolafeElectronic payment transactions, via six channels,  recorded a 2.85 per cent, year-on-year, YoY increase  in value  to N1.053 quadrillion  in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26 from N1.024 quadrillion in the same period of 2025, Q1’25.This shows that   Nigerians carried out fewer transactions while the amount moved through