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GCash says P500 billion transactions booked in March

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:35 AM

The Philippines' largest fintech in terms of user base said it expects to continue growing and become even more profitable this year. Read more »

GCash says 300k sari-sari stores, vendors, drivers on platform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 12:53 PM

The Ayala-led fintech said over 240,000 sari-sari store owners now have access to its services,. Read more »

Bangko Sentral eyes 'offline' digital payments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 05:12 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Tuesday said it is eyeing offline digital payment solutions to enable transactions without the need for internet connection. Read more »

Telco shares surge anew, a stock market trades flat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 02:47 PM

Share prices of Globe Telecom and PLDT continued to rise sharply on Thursday, with DITO CME Holdings and Converge ICT also outperforming the market. Read more »

Voyager secures $167-M for PayMaya foray into financial services, digital banking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 07:50 PM

Voyager secured new investment from IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund, which is part of the World Bank Group, PLDT said.  Read more »

Helpless with Missing Money Transfer?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jun 14 01:58 PM

Sleepless nights, frantic emails and waiting on the phone for someone, just anyone, to pick up my calls to the bank customer hotline filled my days until my money was safely back in my account, down to the last centavo.   Read more »

PayMaya expands e-commerce ambitions with launch of own virtual mall

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 03:57 PM

The PLDT-backed fintech firm updated its app with a new “mall” button, which allows users to buy goods online from some of the biggest restaurant, clothing, grocery, and home improvement brands. Read more »

Japan wants G-7 to focus on digital currency as China takes fintech lead

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 09 06:52 PM

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday he wants finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrialized economies to have in-depth discussions over digital currency at an online meeting slated for Friday. Read more »

Paymaya lets online sellers accept payments through chat apps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:40 PM

PayMaya on Tuesday said it has introduced a new feature on its mobile app that lets online sellers accept cashless payments on Viber, Messenger, Instagram, and other social media and chat apps.    Read more »

Laglag barya: Coin usage falls sharply as Pinoys turn to digital payments

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 03:30 PM

Filipinos used coins less often while digital payments broke records as consumers and businesses avoided physical contact as part of efforts to check the spread of COVID-19, the Bangko Sentral said.  Read more »

When Digital Money Goes Missing

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Feb 01 10:28 AM

It’s been 72 hours since I made a funds transfer via Instapay from one bank to another and my digital money has yet to surface. Read more »

GCash says customer base hit 33 million last year from just 20 million in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 03:49 PM

Mobile wallet and payments firm GCash on Tuesday said it exceeded its 2020 business targets, including hitting its P1 trillion transactions last year.  Read more »

SEC taps PayMaya for digital payments of fees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 06:00 AM

The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped PayMaya for its digital payment services, the e-wallet company said Monday.    Read more »