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GCash, Alipay target Chinese tourists with new payment scheme

April 17 2018

“Globe Telecom’s fintech arm Mynt and Ant Financial on Monday jointly launched a new QR Code solution that will allow Philippine merchants to accept local GCash payments as well as payments from Chinese tourists using Alipay in one single connection. “By jointly establishing this QR code with Alipay, all merchants working with GCash will be able […]

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Grab PH expands mobile wallet services to bills payment, purchases

September 27 2018

“While majority of Filipinos still transact using cash, Southeast Asia ride-hailing giant Grab expanded its mobile wallet services in the Philippines to promote cashless transactions. In a statement on Thursday, September 27, Grab said it is expanding its mobile wallet services “GrabPay” to include bills payment, food orders, and in-store and in-restaurant purchases.”

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The Philippines Introduces Its First Legal Framework to Regulate Digital Payments – KrASIA

April 25 2019

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“Top-down initiatives are being introduced in the Philippines to develop the country’s startup sector. Earlier this week, President Rodrigo Duterte was said to be signing the Innovative Startup Act , which once enacted into law will provide a great boost to tech firms in terms of funding, relaxation of immigration procedures, as well as networking […]

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PayMaya Expands Boracay’s First ‘cashless’ Ecosystem With QR Payments

May 20 2019

“PayMaya is now the preferred payment option in some of the merchants in Boracay where users can pay using their app via PayMaya QR, including restaurants like Spice Bird in D’Mall, Titos near Station 2, and Sunny Side Café in Station 3; convenience store like Budget Mart; and Epic Bar, among many others. This is […]