GCash operator keeps IPO option open, timing still undecided

February 9, 2026
12:18PM PHT
Juan Carlo C. Puno
Globe CFO 

GCash operator Mynt remains open to an initial public offering that could rank among the country’s largest listings, but a decision on timing has not been made.

Globe Telecom, a major shareholder alongside Ayala Corp. and China’s Ant Group, said the financial technology giant, worth at least $5 billion, continues to scale even as it weights capital options. 

“Mynt and its shareholders remain open to the various capital solutions including an IPO for Mynt. However, there is still no official decision that has been made regarding the timing,” Globe chief financial officer Juan Carlo C. Puno said during a media briefing discussing their 2025 results on Monday. 

He added that the Mynt team is “very focused and very committed to growing its business amid this evolving macro and regulatory condition.”

The slide highlights how GCash has expanded from a simple payments app into the country’s dominant digital wallet, with rising users and transactions underscoring its rapid scale-up in Philippine fintech./Screenshot from Globe full-year 2025 ​presentation 

The discussion comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission moves to relax public float rules, which could make a future Mynt listing easier if it proceeds.

GCash is the country’s largest mobile wallet and a broad fintech platform covering payments, lending, wealth management, remittances, and crypto.

Management has previously said an IPO is not required to fund growth, but a listing would offer an exit route for private backers. 

—Edited by Miguel R. Camus

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