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Report: 58-M Filipinos spent 4.4 million hours using e-wallets in 2022

April 10, 2023 - 11:33am

Over 58 million active e-wallet users in the Philippines spent a total of 4.4 million hours using such applications last year,...

Business

BSP: 6 digital banks may start full operations

August 24, 2022 - 3:48pm

The BSP explained that operating on a limited basis is a “conservative approach” utilized by digital banks to...

Business

BSP: Half of Filipino adults in 2021 owned financial accounts for transactions

By Ramon Royandoyan | August 22, 2022 - 4:20pm

The financial inclusion survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas revealed that financial transaction account ownership...

Business

DOTr wants multiple card providers for interoperable cashless fare systems

October 5, 2020 - 8:51am

The department announced on Sunday that cash transactions would also be allowed on the EDSA Busway for now. It also said it...

Headlines

GCash backs BSP drive to boost cashless transactions

By Richmond Mercurio | December 1, 2019 - 12:00am

Mobile wallet GCash has expressed support to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s higher target for the share of cashless transactions in the country by next year.

Business

Cashless transactions on the rise in the Philippines — Visa

By Lawrence Agcaoili | September 9, 2019 - 12:00am

Cashless transactions are on the rise in the country as more Filipino consumers embrace cashless and digital payments, according...

Business As Usual

Visa bullish on more opportunities in Philippines

By Lawrence Agcaoili | February 27, 2019 - 12:00am

Global payments service provider Visa sees more opportunities as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ramps up efforts to increase cashless transactions in the country for a cash-lite economy.

Business

Before going cashles

By Rey Gamboa | December 18, 2018 - 12:00am

Getting more Filipinos to trust banks is already a big challenge for the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas, but its goal of getting cashless transactions to rise to at least 20 percent of total transactions by 2020 would...

Business