Globe wins int'l award for credit card payment solution

MANILA, Philippines - Globe Telecom won a Silver Stevie Award under the Best New Product or Service of the Year – Business-to-Business category in the 11th Business Awards.

Globe Charge, GCash's credit card payment solution, was recognized for its innovative way of enabling businesses and professionals to discover more payment options, adding convenience and security to cashless shopping. Business owners can welcome more customers, generate more business without delay and receive the settlement fast and secure on their GCash wallet as early as the next banking day. Local business owners who purchase Globe Charge also enjoy better rates and deals compared to banks, and they can connect via WiFi or mobile data for free using their Globe or TM SIM.

Globe Charge, bundled with a mobile credit card reader and application, enables card acceptance on a massive scale, covering users from dental and medical professions, specialty wholesale and retail trade, travel agencies and retail clothing.

“We would like to extend our gratitude to International Business Awards for this wonderful recognition for Globe Charge. We are truly inspired to deliver the most innovative services to our GCash subscribers to provide them a richer customer experience. The country has over 800,000 small to medium scale enterprises and we’ve seen this as an opportunity to empower the growing number of merchants with the latest technologies to help them grow their enterprises with Globe Charge. With Globe Charge, merchants can provide more payment options, accept more customers, and start growing their sales and business,” said Franchette Chingcuanco-Cardona, marketing director of G-Xchange Inc., the operator of GCASH.

In order to use Globe Charge, a merchant needs to have an Android or iOS device, a Globe or TM SIM card with a GCash account, the Globe Charge Mobile Card Reader and the Globe Charge mobile app, downloadable from Google Play or the App Store.

The Stevie Awards is the world's premier business awards created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals 

worldwide. Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service.