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16 Jul 2025
12:35PM
Lucio Tan’s century-old PNB goes digital with Japanese fintech for OFWs
Lucio Tan’s Philippine National Bank (PNB) has partnered with Japan-based Digital Wallet Corp., the company behind the leading Smiles mobile remittance platform, to boost its remittance services for Filipinos in Japan.
15 May 2025
8:29AM
PCC clears GCash’s P2.31-B ECPay takeover from Globe
GCash operator Mynt is set to complete its P2.31-billion takeover of ECPay after securing approval from the Philippine Competition Commission.
14 May 2025
11:24AM
From ‘disappointing’ to ‘most exciting’: MVP's fintech gamble on Maya starts to pay off
By: Miguel R. Camus
Once seen as PLDT’s fintech laggard, Maya is now leading the charge, with profit finally in hand and momentum on its side.
1 May 2025
7:12PM
GCash CFO Tek Olaño steps down after leading growth, Evelyn Ng named successor
GCash parent firm Mynt announced a key leadership change on Thursday, appointing Evelyn Ng as its new chief financial officer effective May 1, 2025, following the retirement of longtime finance head Tek Olaño.
22 Apr 2025
5:52PM
MVP-backed Maya posts 1st ever quarterly profit at the start of 2025
Maya has posted its first-ever quarterly net income during the first three months of 2025, marking a major turning point for the fintech firm as it enters its first full year in the black.
27 Jan 2025
8:46AM
Gcash rival Maya could be valued at P200B, set to become PH’s 5th largest private financial firm
By: Miguel R. Camus
The veteran stock market analyst who accurately predicted GCash’s valuation surge in 2024 now believes competitor Maya, backed by PLDT Inc. and China’s Tencent, deserves a significant price upgrade.
22 Jan 2025
4:28PM
Only PH member: GCash parent Mynt joins World Economic Forum Unicorn Community
The WEF Unicorn Community, a subset of the WEF’s Innovator Communities, brings together some of the world’s most promising startups and scale-ups driving technological and business model innovation.
14 Jan 2025
3:37PM
INSIDER INFO: MVP weighs buy or sell options on Maya as fintech projects profitability
By: Miguel R. Camus
PLDT chair Manuel V. Pangilinan is keeping both buy and sell options on the table for Maya as the fintech projects its first year of profitability by 2025, supported by its expanding digital banking business.
12 Nov 2024
6:23PM
MVP eyes bigger stake in Maya as profitability nears, potential investor exit
By: Miguel R. Camus
Tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan said PLDT and the First Pacific Group are keen on increasing their ownership in financial technology firm Maya, a competitor of payments giant GCash, potentially taking even majority control should foreign investors decide to exit.
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