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PGA Insurance Customers Can Now Pay Premiums Easily Via PesoPay

AsiaPay has partnered with PGA Insurance to integrate its PesoPay payment gateway into the insurer’s online booking engine, giving policyholders an automated, secure way to pay for insurance purchased through its website or mobile app. Customers can now pay using cards, e-wallet…

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GCash’s IPO Pushed to October 20 With HSBC and CLSA Joining the Deal

Mynt, the operator of GCash, has added HSBC and CLSA as international joint bookrunners for its potential PHP 92.32 billion initial public offering, according to InsiderPH. The two banks join Jefferies in that role, while Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and UBS remain joint global c…

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Who’s Winning the Digital Bank Deposit War in the Philippines?

The Philippines’ digital banking sector is getting bigger, yet while its deposit base is sound at almost PHP139 billion, it is not spread out evenly across the players. As of December 2025, Maya Bank held PHP 67.7 billion in deposits, accounting for 48.9% of deposits across the…

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GCash Partners With Alipay+, Global Blue for Digital Tax Refunds

GCash has launched Digital Tax Refund, a feature that lets outbound Filipino travelers receive eligible tax refunds instantly and directly in Philippine pesos through the app. The service is powered by Alipay+ and Global Blue, GCash’s global tax refund partner. The feature is in…

2 days ago

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Former AWS Architect Joins Maya as Director of Data Science and AI

Janos Schwellach is joining Maya as Director of Data Science and AI, according to a LinkedIn post announcing his move to the Philippines. Schwellach previously worked as a Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, where he advised companies on AI and cloud adoption.…

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OwnBank Taps Former GCash Group Risk Executive as New CEO

OwnBank, The Rural Bank of Cavite City, Inc., has named Don Niño Santos as its new President and CEO, according to Asian Banking & Finance. The technology-enabled rural bank said the appointment supports its push to accelerate digital banking growth and expand financial access a…

3 days ago

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Landbank, OFBank Register 211,000 Accounts Opened ID-Free

Landbank and Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) have recorded 211,000 new accounts opened without a physical ID since the July rollout of their National ID-enabled service, the Philippines News Agency reported. The service uses real-time verification powered by the Philippine Stati…

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Samal City Vendors Can Now Accept Cashless Payments

Samal City has launched Paleng-QR Ph Plus at Babak Public Market, bringing cashless payment options to vendors and consumers in the Island Garden City of Samal. Mayor Lemuel Reyes and Vice Mayor Richard Guindolman checked the QR codes posted around the market and tried the syste…

5 days ago

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RCBC Waives Fees on US Virtual Account Transfers to the Philippines

RCBC has waived transfer fees on its U.S. Virtual Account, a cross-border banking service under RCBC Pulz that lets Filipinos in the United States send money to the Philippines. The waiver took effect on August 1, according to Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and In…

6 days ago

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Billease Signs PHP 1 Billion Credit Facility With PNB

Billease has signed a PHP 1-billion credit facility with Philippine National Bank (PNB), one of the country’s largest universal banks. The facility uses the Personal Property Security Registry (PPSR) to give PNB a registered first-rank claim over a pool of Billease’s consumer lo…

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Webinar: When Account Takeover Moves Past Onboarding

Account takeover shows why fraud risk cannot be treated as an onboarding problem. Fraudsters are using stolen credentials, phishing and social engineering to get into real customer accounts, then move money, change account details or steal sensitive data. Banks see that pressure…

7 days ago

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BSP Funds Rural Banks’ Switch to Modern, Cloud-Based Banking

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued guidelines allowing rural banks to apply for funded technical assistance to move from legacy IT systems to cloud-based core banking platforms. Memorandum No. M-2026-042, signed by BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. on 12 August 2026, sets ou…

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BPI Waives PESONet Fees for BizLink Corporate Transfers

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has waived PESONet transfer fees for transactions made through the Pay Non-BPI feature of its BizLink corporate banking platform, according to InsiderPH. The waiver took effect on 1 August and applies to both existing and new BizLink corporat…

8 days ago

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Paymentology Powers GoTyme Bank’s Apple Pay Integration in the Philippines

Paymentology, the issuer processor behind GoTyme Bank‘s card infrastructure, has confirmed its role in bringing Apple Pay to the Philippine digital bank’s roughly 10 million customers. GoTyme became the first digital bank in the Philippines to support Apple Pay when the feature…

9 days ago

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RCBC Makes Paying Bills Automatic with Direct Debit PH

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has become one of the first banks to go live on Direct Debit PH, a recurring payment facility regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The system lets businesses collect recurring payments directly from a customer’s bank account u…

9 days ago

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Philippines Hits Digital Payments Target as QR Ph Overtakes Cards

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) says digital payments reached 64.7% of the country’s retail payment volume last year, already inside its 60-to-70-% target for 2028. QR Ph transactions overtook debit and credit card payments for the first time that year, a shift the central…

9 days ago

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Wise Now Lets Filipinos Abroad, Tourists Pay in the Philippines With QR Ph

Wise has expanded its Philippine services with new ways for customers to receive, spend, and manage Philippine pesos across borders as reported by Gadget Pilipinas. The update adds PHP account details, QR Ph payments, and higher real-time receiving limits for small businesses. F…

9 days ago

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RCBC Eyes Cross-Border QR Payments Through HIVEX Network

RCBC and Novus Transact Philippines Corporation have signed an MOU to explore connecting RCBC to HIVEX, a cross-border QR payment network developed by TBCASoft. The goal is to expand QR payment interoperability between the Philippines and international markets, though the deal r…

9 days ago

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HappyCash Partners with FinScore to Strengthen Digital Lending in the Philippines

HappyCash, a fintech platform operated by Yinshan Lending Inc., has officially launched in the Philippines in partnership with FinScore, a leading alternative credit scoring in the country. The partnership strengthens HappyCash’s credit evaluation capabilities while supporting i…

10 days ago

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Coins.ph, Skyro Make It Easier to Pay and Get Paid via QR Ph

Coins.ph and Skyro have signed a partnership to expand digital payments and disbursement infrastructure in the Philippines, formalised during the ASEAN Tech Summit. Coins.ph CEO Wei Zhou and Global Marketing Director Amira Alawi signed on behalf of Coins.ph, while Skyro was repr…

13 days ago

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RCBC and PDAX Are Exploring an Easier Way for Filipinos to Invest in Gold

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX). The two companies will explore making tokenized real-world assets, starting with gold, more accessible through an integrated digital expe…

13 days ago

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Visa, UMSI Launch U Accept, Turning Phones into Card Readers

Visa and USSC Money Services, Inc. (UMSI) have launched U Accept, a payment solution that turns an eligible smartphone into a point-of-sale terminal for Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It’s powered by Visa Accept and built into UMSI’s uGrow app. The feat…

13 days ago

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GCash Commute QR Now Live at LRT-2, Includes Cashback Offers

GCash Commute QR is now available at LRT-2, letting commuters pay their fares by scanning a QR code generated in the GCash app rather than queuing for a physical ticket. GCash joined the launch of LRT-2’s Fast Lanes last July, alongside the Department of Transportation, Light Ra…

14 days ago

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Coins.ph Taps Tempo for USDT and USDC Stablecoin Transfers

Coins.ph has integrated Tempo, the payments-first Layer 1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, giving users multi-chain deposit and withdrawal capabilities for Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) starting 9 August. The integration expands Coins.ph’s multi-chain architectur…

14 days ago

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GoTyme Bank Now Available on Huawei AppGallery

GoTyme Bank has launched on Huawei AppGallery in the Philippines, letting Huawei device users download and access the bank’s app directly from their device’s native app marketplace. The bank said the move targets an estimated 7 million and growing Huawei device users across the…

15 days ago

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Why Alternative Data Matters for Southeast Asia’s Unbanked Borrowers

More than 70% of Southeast Asian adults remain unbanked or underbanked. That is not a development statistic. It is the largest untapped credit market on earth. Millions of these consumers are not poor credit risks. They are simply invisible to the underwriting models banks have…

15 days ago

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Maya IPO Targeted for 2027, Behind GCash’s Own Listing Plans

Maya is eyeing a potential initial public offering in 2027 as it prepares for life as a publicly listed company, according to PLDT and Maya chair Manuel V. Pangilinan, as reported by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Pangilinan said the timeline remains “on track,” though he expect…

15 days ago

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BPI Enables Cashless Payments for Green GSM Electric Taxis

BPI has partnered with Green GSM, the Philippines’ all-electric taxi service powered by VinFast vehicles, to let clients pay for rides directly through their BPI accounts. Users link their BPI account within the Green GSM app, select BPI as their preferred payment method, and ca…

15 days ago

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BSP Governor Urges Responsible AI Adoption in Finance

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr spoke at the central bank’s AI Summit 2026 in Manila, Philippines, on 27 July, where he mentioned that strong governance is the key to unlocking AI’s potential in the financial sector. He said AI holds real promi…

16 days ago

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What Separates Winners From Losers in Malaysian Banking In The Next Decade?

Banking is experiencing its most disruptive decade yet, and it is becoming increasingly hard to cut through the noise given the rapid pace of change we are seeing. So what would it take for Malaysian banks to win in the next decade? Recorded in Kuala Lumpur and hosted with OneCo…

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