philippines payments

Nov

Philippines steps up payments digitization

The Philippines is accelerating digitization of payments, both domestically and cross-border, in line with a goal of the country’s central bank (BSP) for 50% of retail payments to be cashless by 2023. One of the most important new developments in this space is the link-up between the respective real-time and…

Sep

Asia Payments Research

Can Mynt compete against Philippine digibanks?

Ant Group-backed Mynt has grown expeditiously thanks to the success of its e-wallet GCash in the Philippines. In January, Mynt closed a funding round that raised US$175 million and brought the company close to unicorn status. In late July, Mynt’s chief commercial officer Frederic Levy told Nikkei Asia that the…

Jan

Asia Payments Research

How will GCash use its US$175 million capital injection?

While many countries have experienced a surge in cashless payments during the pandemic, for the Philippines fast-tracking the financial sector’s digital transformation is a game changer. The reason is that the Philippines is a fast-growing, highly connected and populous country (108 million people) that lacks payments incumbents. There are no…

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