Photo of poster inside a store advocating consumers to pay smart using Alipay Plus

News, Payment

Alipay+ expands cross-border payment solutions in PH through partnership with GHL Systems

calendar_today June 11, 2024 schedule 3 min read

In a strategic move that’s meant to further bolster digital payment transactions in the Philippines, Alipay+ has recently announced a partnership with GHL Systems Philippines Inc. (GHL Philippines), a subsidiary of GHL Systems Berhad. This collaboration will enable local businesses to accept cross-border digital payments from leading Asian mobile wallets, enhancing face-to-face and e-commerce transactions. […]

Mobile phone and a credit card combined to illustrate what an e-wallet is all about

Blogs

Bridging the banking divide: The rise of e-wallets in the Philippines

calendar_today May 31, 2024 schedule 5 min read

Originally posted on The Fintech Times by Imran Vilcassim, Global Solutions Lead of Digital Platforms for BPC Not so many years ago, Filipinos had to visit bank branches or ATMs to transfer money and manage their accounts. A complex set of geographic and institutional barriers, including the fragmentation of Filipinos across over 7,000 islands, and […]

Bllease advertisement showing a mobile phone with the app

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PH fintech BillEase partners with AUB, integrates QRPh standard in its platform

calendar_today May 13, 2024 schedule 2 min read

BillEase, an on-demand consumer credit that provides financial products such as personal loans, e-wallet top-ups, prepaid load, and gaming credits, has recently integrated the national QR code standard, QRPh, into its platform through a partnership with Asia United Bank (AUB). IMAGE CREDIT: https://billease.ph/ This seamless integration empowers BillEase users to effortlessly scan any P2M QR code […]

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Etiqa’s tech-driven approach to help transform the accessibility of insurance policies for Filipinos

calendar_today February 9, 2024 schedule 5 min read

More and more Filipinos are now looking at insurance as an important financial tool because by getting insured, they can prepare for anything that could happen in the future — be it for hospitalization, illness, retirement, or even death. But to be able to make a claim, there are usually five tedious processes you need to […]

Poster promoting the services of PalawanPay

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PalawanPay breaks record anew, hits 15 million mark of registered users in less than 2 years

calendar_today February 6, 2024 schedule 5 min read

The mobile wallet being endorsed by PBA basketball star Benjie Paras has truly entered the big leagues, and may now be considered one of the favorites in the industry after recording another impressive milestone. PalawanPay may now be considered one of the fastest-growing e-wallet apps in PH Case in point? In just one year, the […]

Leaders from the InsureTech and HealthTech industries join Amor Maclang of Digital Pilipinas in a roundtable discussion

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Digital Pilipinas roundtable tackles sustainability and innovations in InsurTech, HealthTech sectors

calendar_today August 18, 2023 schedule 5 min read

Digital Pilipinas, the largest private sector-led movement for creating an innovation and technology ecosystem in the country that is now actively engaged in a global digital economy, recently organized a roundtable discussion on sustainability in the face of innovations in the Insurtech and HealthTech fronts. Joining the discussion were industry leaders and key stakeholders from […]

The BSP's Coin Deposit Machines or CoDMs

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Coin deposit machines gain traction, reaching over P18.8M deposits since launch in June

calendar_today August 7, 2023 schedule 3 min read

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s Coin Deposit Machines (CoDMs) have started to gain traction, with a number of Filipinos heeding the central bank’s call to address the artificial coin shortage in certain areas of the country by depositing their idle coins in these machines. As of July 31, 2023, the BSP reported that the […]

A mobile phone used to digitally pay for coffee

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BSP reveals that e-wallets now make up more than 40% of retail transactions in PH

calendar_today July 4, 2023 schedule 4 min read

Physical restrictions have been put in place during the epidemic to prevent people from becoming infected; as a result, mobile e-wallets and digital banks that facilitate cashless payments have arisen and become extremely popular among Filipinos. Three years later, despite the removal of restrictions, digital payments are still popular. Most recently, Felipe M. Medalla, governor […]

Blogs

6 Reasons Why Mobile Wallets Appeal to Filipinos

calendar_today July 22, 2022 schedule 5 min read

by Bhea Baarde, Correspondent Starting next year, financial institutions will be required to digitalize the majority of their payment options and financial services as part of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s Digital Transformation Roadmap, which aims to promote financial inclusion and digitalization of payments in the country. Of all the financial service providers here […]

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BPI says users can still cash-in to GCash for free

calendar_today July 12, 2022 schedule 3 min read

Here’s good news for those who have grown accustomed to topping up their e-wallets using their BPI accounts. Just recently, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) announced that cash-in transactions using GCash will still remain free of charge. This is definitely a welcome development for Filipinos who have since started to adapt to digital […]