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GCash aims to be ‘super lifestyle app’ with virtual mall GLife

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 07:56 PM

GCash president and CEO Martha Sazon said through the app’s GLife feature, users will be able to access shopping, food, home improvement and other services.  Read more »

PayMaya offers cashback for bills payments this May

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 02:46 PM

PayMaya said users who settle two bills worth at least P1,500 each will automatically get a P50 cashback. Read more »

PayMaya says financial services now available to overseas Filipinos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 04:15 PM

Overseas Filipinos can now use their Philippine mobile SIM on roaming to register for PayMaya accounts enabling them to pay for government dues or utility bills even when abroad, the mobile wallet operator said.   Read more »

PayMaya partners with churches for contactless donations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 06:06 PM

The company said that as churches suspend physical activities amid worries over COVID-19, Catholics can continue observing the Holy Week tradition of “Visita Iglesia” online and donate with the help of PayMaya. 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 »

GCash secures $175-million funding from New York-based investors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 03:28 PM

Mobile wallet GCash secured a $175-million investment from New York-based investors led by Bow Wave Capital Management, parent company Globe Fintech Innovations (Mynt) said Friday. 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 »

GCash says hits P1-T worth of transactions as pandemic pushes e-payments

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 08:20 PM

Martha Sazon, President and CEO of Mynt, which operates GCash, said GCash transactions this year have already surpassed the cumulative number of payments done through its system from 2017 to 2019. Read more »

GCash, Paymaya waive bank transfer fees until Nov. 1

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 11:14 PM

Mobile wallet services GCash and PayMaya will not be collecting bank transfer fees next month as they earlier announced. Read more »

Practice 'cyber hygiene' in digital transactions, BSP tells consumers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 02:43 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday consumers should practice "cyber hygiene" when doing financial transactions online as reported incidents continue to rise. Read more »

'Cashless' is king? Pandemic gives rise to 'e-numan,' virtual communities

Liza Reyes and Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 11:02 PM

More consumers embraced digital practices, which meant setting aside “physical cash” in favor of mobile wallets. Read more »

Digital payments to sustain growth post-pandemic: PayMaya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 11:15 AM

PayMaya said Tuesday it expected to grow its user base by a "fairly large number" this year as more people go cashless to comply with pandemic restrictions.   Read more »

Money lessons you can learn from using a money app

Moneymax.ph
Posted at May 27 04:15 PM

Find out what you can learn from using a money app on a regular basis.  Read more »

Decade in Review: What the smartphone has wrought

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 08:19 AM

Here are 10 ways the smartphone has made its mark over the decade. Read more »

PayMaya named 'Most Innovative' at Asia CEO Awards

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 06:02 PM

The award is given to companies that introduce innovations that led to growth of the organization and the development of the industry, PayMaya said in a statement. Read more »

GCash services unavailable on Oct. 11 due to system upgrade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 07:02 PM

All GCash services will be temporarily unavailable on Oct. 11, Friday, from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., the company said in a text message to its users.  Read more »

Grab, SM Cinema partner for GrabPay ticket payments

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 07:40 PM

Customers of ride-hailing service Grab will soon be able to use the app's mobile wallet GrabPay to pay for tickets at SM cinemas, the transport company said Wednesday.  Read more »

Grab taps SM to 'rapidly' expand mobile wallet GrabPay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 11:01 AM

Grab said it has partnered with SM Investment Corp to rapidly expand its mobile payment arm GrabPay in 2019. Read more »

Are you still paying with cash?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Oct 15 04:25 PM

In our country of some 106 million Filipinos, less than 5 percent own credit cards and the rest continue to pay their transactions with cash. Read more »

Grab secures e-money license from the BSP for mobile wallet GrabPay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 07:40 PM

Grab said it will soon offer new services such as prepaid top-up, bills payment and in-store and in-restaurant purchases to help millions of Filipinos participate in the "cashless economy." Read more »