In a strategic partnership formalized on March 21, 2025, top executives from BPI and the Araneta Group came together to promote QR Ph-enabled payments across popular restaurants and entertainment hubs.
The central bank ordered BSP-supervised financial institutions to step up controls to prevent the misuse of digital channels—such as mobile wallets and online banking apps—for illicit electoral transactions.
Digido has partnered with PalawanPay, the digital wallet of Palawan Group of Companies, to integrate its lending services directly into the app, allowing users to take out and repay loans seamlessly.
Several companies led by tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan are merging their digital finance efforts, starting with the initial acquisition deals for their new entity, DigiCo, involving their payment-related units.
The share of digital payment transactions in the Philippines grew from 42.1% in 2022 to 52.8% in 2023, according to the latest report by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.