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Major Banks Line Up for GCash’s Upcoming IPO in the Philippines

GCash, the leading fintech platform in the Philippines, has engaged major international banks for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), potentially set for later this year, according to a Bloomberg report. The selected financial institutions include JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Group… Read More

Ant International and Partners Unveil MSME Sustainability Too

Global digital payment and financial services firm Ant International is collaborating with industry partners to develop the MSME Sustainability Impact Scorecard (MSME S-Card). This pioneering digital solution aims to empower Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Asia to track their environmental and social impacts… Read More

Fintechs Thunes and GCash Introduce Cross-Border Digital Wallet Top-Up Solution

Thunes, which claims to be the “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, announced a new collaboration with GCash, the digital wallet in the Philippines. This initiative enables GCash users to top up their wallet balances directly within the app using funds from their… Read More

Philippines: Warren Buffett-backed Mitsubishi Acquires Stake in GCash Parent Mynt for $320 Million

Mitsubishi Corporation, backed by Warrent Buffett, is set to acquire approximately 6.5% of Global Fintech Innovations Inc (Mynt), the parent company of the Philippines’ major finance super app GCash, according to regulatory filings. In a disclosure to The Philippine Stock Exchange, conglomerate Ayala Corporation announced… Read More

Philippines: Ayala and MUFG Invest in GCash Operator Mynt, Pushing Its Valuation Over $5bn

Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), the operator of the Philippines’ leading finance super app GCash, has elevated its market position with fresh investments from Ayala Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), boosting its valuation to an impressive $5 billion. This new valuation marks a… Read More

Hong Kong Welcomes 14 Overseas E-Wallets Through Alipay+ Expansion

Users of 14 popular e-wallets from nine countries and regions can now make transactions in Hong Kong using their home applications, facilitated by Alipay+, Ant International announced on Friday. This integration marks the largest single-time introduction of international payment apps into Hong Kong’s offline commercial… Read More

Philippines: Payments Giant GCash Partners with Agritech Mayani to Bridge Agri-Credit Gap

Philippine-based fintech superapp GCash has teamed up with agritech startup Mayani to provide local farmers and fisherfolk with access to a financial platform that will support their needs, according to an announcement. The two tech players teamed-up with a joint mandate to create the Philippines’… Read More

Philippines: GCash Operator Mynt Acquires Payments Firm ECPay for $40m

Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc (Mynt), the parent company of the most popular e-wallet in the Philippines GCash, is acquiring Electronic Commerce Payments Inc (ECPay) for about $40 million, according to a disclosure Monday. In a statement, Globe Telecom, the parent company of Mynt, said it… Read More

GCash, a Philippines based Mobile Wallet from Fintech Mynt, Now Claims 60 Million+ Registered Users

GCash, a Philippines based mobile wallet that’s operated by Mynt under Globe’s corporate venture builder 917Ventures, recently revealed that it now has more than 60 million registered users and over 5 million merchants across the country. As noted in the update, GCash stated that that… Read More

Philippines based Fintech Mynt Secures $300M from Warburg Pincus, Insight Partners, Bow Wave

Mynt, the Philippines-based digital financial solutions provider and the firm behind the GCash payment services app, has secured more than $300 million in capital, valuing Mynt at more than $2 billion. As mentioned in a release, this solidifies the firm’s status as the Philippines‘ only… Read More

GCash Introduces Online Shopping Protection with Southeast Asian Insurtech Firm Igloo

Philippines’ digital wallet provider GCash has introduced an online shopping insurance option – underwritten by PGA Sompo – with Singapore-based Insurtech Igloo, in order to protect its growing online client base. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, this launch and partnership come at… Read More

Philippines based Mobile Wallet Fintech GCash Reports Steady Growth in Business

GCash, a leading mobile wallet provider in the Philippines, reports steady growth as it saw a significant rise in its number of users from 20 million in January 2020 to 46 million in June 2021, according to a release. The GCash app also had more… Read More

Mobile Wallet Provider GCash Partners Philippines based Fintech Ayannah to Provide Accessible Financial Services

Mobile wallet provider GCash has teamed up with Fintech firm Ayannah, a Philippines-based startup that aims to offer affordable and more accessible digital financial services. Through the partnership, the companies will be introducing GCash Padala. GCash Padala, a new remittance service, should enable GCash’s 40… Read More

Fintech Funding: 13 $100 Million+ Mega-Rounds worth $2.7 Billion (in total) Completed by Fintechs so far in 2021

This month (January 2021) has already been huge in terms of Fintech fundraising, with notably 13 mega-rounds valued at $100 million (or more) having been completed to start off the new year. These companies have acquired approximately $2.746 billion in capital. This figure does not… Read More

Operator of Digital Payments Wallet GCash Secures Fresh Investment From Investment From Bow Wave

  Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), the Fintech arm of Globe Telecom and operator of the country’s preferred mobile wallet in GCash, announced on Friday it has attracted fresh capital investment from ASP Philippines LP, a limited partnership fund managed by investment firm Bow Wave… Read More

Philippines based Digital Wallet GCash Reaches PHP 1 Trillion in Total Transactions During the Past Year

Philippines-based digital wallet GCash reportedly reached PHP 1 trillion (appr. $20.8 billion) in total transactions for the year 2020, which represents a 254% year-over-year (YoY) increase in transfers. Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), which manages GCash, is part of the portfolio firms of 917Ventures (one… Read More

Digital Payments Wallet GCash Chosen by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in Philippines to Distribute Training Subsidies

Mobile payments wallet provider GCash has reportedly been chosen by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the Philippines to distribute funding for training to local residents. TESDA has joined many other businesses and organizations that are using the GCash platform to carry… Read More

Fintech JazzyPay Partners Digital Wallet Provider GCash to Offer Cashless Payments Options to Essential Businesses in the Philippines

Fintech firm JazzyPay, which is based in the Philippines, has teamed up with digital wallet provider GCash in order to offer cashless payment options to essential service providers in the country. The GCash payments platform has been integrated into JazzyPay’s PCI DSS Level 1 compliant… Read More

Fintech has Emerged as a “Game Changer” during COVID-19 for Consumers in the Philippines, Traditional Businesses Must Catch Up, Industry Exec Argues

Ney Villasenor, the VP and chief corporate affairs officer at GCash, a Fintech company that facilitates fast and secure mobile payments, has noted that there’s no doubt that COVID-19 has made Fintech services essential for people residing in the Philippines. Villasenor pointed out that cash… Read More

MoneyGram & GCash Launch Money Transfer Service in the Philippines

Just a little over a month after announcing it was extended its digital money transfer services in five new countries, MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced it has joined forces with GCash to launch a new money transfer service to more than 10 million GCash mobile wallets in the… Read More

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