# National Switch

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PG/national-switch
> extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

**Country:** Papua New Guinea (`PG`)
**Adoption:** 8 FIs
**Primary use:** Transfers

## Technical standard

See [national-switch](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/national-switch) for the underlying barcode/QR specification.

## Source

Extracted from [PG-papua-new-guinea.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PG) — see that report for full banking landscape, technical specifications, and citations.