gcash philippines

Jul

Will GCash go public by year-end?

GCash is by several measures the most successful e-wallet in the Philippines. There is no question it has a massive user base – 81 million active users and 2.5 million merchants and social sellers as of May. What’s more, according to the company’s leadership, it became EBITDA profitable three years…

Sep

Asia Payments Research

Can Mynt compete against Philippine digibanks?

Ant Group-backed Mynt has grown expeditiously thanks to the success of its e-wallet GCash in the Philippines. In January, Mynt closed a funding round that raised US$175 million and brought the company close to unicorn status. In late July, Mynt’s chief commercial officer Frederic Levy told Nikkei Asia that the…

Jan

Asia Payments Research

How will GCash use its US$175 million capital injection?

While many countries have experienced a surge in cashless payments during the pandemic, for the Philippines fast-tracking the financial sector’s digital transformation is a game changer. The reason is that the Philippines is a fast-growing, highly connected and populous country (108 million people) that lacks payments incumbents. There are no…

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