Digital Payments

4 Dec 2025

3:54PM

GCash, gov’t push smoother global payments for PH freelancers

Filipino freelancers need financial tools that make receiving global payments easier while minimizing fees and foreign exchange losses, officials and industry players said at a roundtable focused on strengthening the country’s fast-growing gig economy.

25 Nov 2025

6:44AM

BPI–SingX deal drives fast, secure remittances for OFWs

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with SingX Singapore Pte. Ltd., a leading digital payment services provider in Asia, to give Overseas Filipinos in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia a smarter, faster, and more secure way to send money home — instantly and around the clock.

18 Nov 2025

3:42PM

Google Wallet debuts in PH, offers secure and seamless payments

Google officially launched Google Wallet in the Philippines on Nov. 18, marking a major step forward in the country’s fast-growing digital payments ecosystem.

17 Nov 2025

4:50PM

Mizuho Bank expands Boomi-powered payments upgrade across APAC

Mizuho Bank has deployed the Boomi Enterprise Platform to modernize its regional payments infrastructure and speed up ISO 20022 compliance, offering corporate clients a streamlined, self-service channel that handles payment file translation and validation behind the scenes.

17 Oct 2025

7:39AM

Visa, RCBC expand digital payments to LRT, MRT, and buses

Visa and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) are working with Philippine banks to fast-track the rollout of contactless payments across more train and bus lines, aiming to modernize daily commuting for hundreds of thousands of riders.

4 Apr 2025

6:09PM

BPI expands OneQR coverage across Araneta Group establishments

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.

25 Mar 2025

7:21PM

BSP orders clampdown on use of digital banking, mobile wallets for vote buying

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.

17 Feb 2025

1:38PM

Digido teams up with PalawanPay to expand digital loan access

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.

10 Dec 2024

9:34AM

AF Payments, GHL move to expand use of Beep card for cashless payments

Customers will be able to use their beep cards for in-store purchases at GHL partner merchants, enhancing accessibility and ease of use.