Mynt, owner of the Philippines’ mobile wallet GCash, is now valued at $5 billion. The company became the Southeast Asian country’s first $5 billion unicorn last week following investments from Ayala Corp. and Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). “GCash is an indispensable infrastructure for...
Philippine lawmakers reportedly approved a bill that would tax foreign digital services, including streaming services like Netflix, HBO and Disney+. Having passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the bill will become law if signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Bloomberg reported Friday...
Cryptocurrency giant Binance could soon find it harder to do business in the Philippines. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday (April 23) called on Apple and Google to remove Binance’s app from their app stores, a move that followed months of the regulator warning residents not to do...
Commerce infrastructure provider HitPay has debuted mass payouts in three new countries. Business customers in Singapore — where HitPay is based — Malaysia and the Philippines can now “seamlessly pay workers, contractors, partners, and suppliers via HitPay,” the company said on its blog Monday (Dec. 11). In addition,...
July 05, 2023
Real-time payments have gained significant traction worldwide, revolutionizing how consumers and businesses conduct financial transactions. Many countries have successfully implemented real-time payment systems to enhance efficiency and meet the growing demands of businesses and consumers. Each country’s implementation may differ significantly regarding infrastructure, technology and regulatory frameworks. Still, the common goal is providing faster, more […]
August 07, 2024
Philippines-based mobile payments provider GCash wants to go public, when the time is right. “We recognize that the new round of investments further strengthens Mynt’s ability and position coming into an IPO,” Martha Sazon, CEO of GCash parent Globe Fintech Innovations/Mynt, told reporters Wednesday (Aug. 7). An initial public offering (IPO) by Globe “could attract interest from all types of investors […]
August 04, 2024
Mynt, owner of the Philippines’ mobile wallet GCash, is now valued at $5 billion. The company became the Southeast Asian country’s first $5 billion unicorn last week following investments from...
June 28, 2024
Philippine lawmakers reportedly approved a bill that would tax foreign digital services, including streaming services like Netflix, HBO and Disney+. Having passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives,...
April 23, 2024
Cryptocurrency giant Binance could soon find it harder to do business in the Philippines. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday (April 23) called on Apple and Google to remove Binance’s app from their...
