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                    [Title] => GCash, Maya, GoTyme among services compatible with Google Pay
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With Google Wallet now available in the Philippines, users can link popular e-wallets like GCash and Maya and seven other banks to their smartphones, turning them into digital cards for convenient "tap-to-pay" transactions.

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Even with a small drop in monthly profits from the August e-wallet delinking, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) reported a 17.4% growth in its electronic gaming sector in the third quarter.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-12 15:52:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/07/19/12_2025-07-19_22-38-38525_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2481763 [Title] => PAGCOR revenue drops 49% after e-wallets cut gambling links [Summary] =>

The Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. said its revenues have dropped by 49% after e-wallet providers removed online gambling features from their platforms in August.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-22 16:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/08/20/online-gambling_2025-08-20_13-15-41106_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2466858 [Title] => PAGCOR’s hands not tied to licensees, solons say it can close illegal online gambling [Summary] =>

Two lawmakers rejected PAGCOR's argument that it cannot act against illegal online gambling operators simply because these platforms are unlicensed.

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PAGCOR said online gaming transactions dropped by 50% after the BSP ordered e-wallets to cut in-app links to gambling sites. A recent survey, however, showed that players are merely shifting to illegal platforms, given their heavy reliance on e-wallets for gambling.

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Digital lender bank and e-wallet Maya will also be disabling in-app access to linked online gambling sites inside its "Games" feature by 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 16.

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E-wallet platform GCash will comply with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ directive to remove online gambling links and icons by suspending gaming access in its “GLife” feature after 8 p.m. on August 16.

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A bill in Congress seeks to crack down on e-wallet platforms that promote online gambling, proposing fines of up to P5 million and possible license revocation.

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With Google Wallet now available in the Philippines, users can link popular e-wallets like GCash and Maya and seven other banks to their smartphones, turning them into digital cards for convenient "tap-to-pay" transactions.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-18 15:38:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/11/18/mika-baumeister-pzao9ujlbmy-unsplash_2025-11-18_14-51-26517_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2486712 [Title] => E-gaming revenue posts 17% growth in Q3 despite e-wallet delinking, reforms [Summary] =>

Even with a small drop in monthly profits from the August e-wallet delinking, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) reported a 17.4% growth in its electronic gaming sector in the third quarter.

[DatePublished] => 2025-11-12 15:52:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/07/19/12_2025-07-19_22-38-38525_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2481763 [Title] => PAGCOR revenue drops 49% after e-wallets cut gambling links [Summary] =>

The Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. said its revenues have dropped by 49% after e-wallet providers removed online gambling features from their platforms in August.

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Two lawmakers rejected PAGCOR's argument that it cannot act against illegal online gambling operators simply because these platforms are unlicensed.

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PAGCOR said online gaming transactions dropped by 50% after the BSP ordered e-wallets to cut in-app links to gambling sites. A recent survey, however, showed that players are merely shifting to illegal platforms, given their heavy reliance on e-wallets for gambling.

[DatePublished] => 2025-08-20 13:13:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/08/20/online-gambling_2025-08-20_13-15-41106_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2465726 [Title] => Maya to cut access to online gambling via ‘Games’ feature by Aug. 16 [Summary] =>

Digital lender bank and e-wallet Maya will also be disabling in-app access to linked online gambling sites inside its "Games" feature by 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 16.

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E-wallet platform GCash will comply with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ directive to remove online gambling links and icons by suspending gaming access in its “GLife” feature after 8 p.m. on August 16.

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A bill in Congress seeks to crack down on e-wallet platforms that promote online gambling, proposing fines of up to P5 million and possible license revocation.

[DatePublished] => 2025-07-03 17:26:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/02/09/gambling_2021-02-09_18-51-51445_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2357600 [Title] => Gcash hailed 'Best Mobile Wallet for 2024 by financial intel journal [Summary] => Fintech app Gcash has been named the "Best Mobile Wallet for 2024" by financial intelligence journal Pan Finance. [DatePublished] => 2024-05-24 17:24:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/10/07/gcash2023-05-1719-25-47-12023-07-2019-00-30_2023-10-07_17-48-02384_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2266094 [Title] => 'World War III': E-wallet invites users to #SwitchToMaya as GCash services crash anew [Summary] => Mobile wallet and online payment service Maya (formerly known as Paymaya) called on the public to switch allegiances on Saturday as its popular competitor GCash is once again experiencing technical difficulties. [DatePublished] => 2023-05-13 17:47:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806091 [AuthorName] => James Relativo [SectionName] => On the Radar [SectionUrl] => on-the-radar [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/13/gcash-vs-maya_2023-05-13_17-34-39587_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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