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Coins.ph, GCash, GrabPay, PayMaya: Who’s leading the mobile payments war in PH?

Apr 02, 2019 - 12:51 PM

Take a close look at how the competition is playing out so far

Why the Philippines has been slow to adopt e-wallets

Mar 18, 2019 - 6:42 PM

And why that's about to change

Globe partners with SM Store for easy payments

Dec 03, 2017 - 10:05 PM

SM Store customers can now use GCash's scan-to-pay feature to buy items with their mobile phones

Globe, PLDT battle it out in cashless payments

Oct 25, 2017 - 4:25 PM

Globe invites Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to the launch of its new mobile payment technology. On the same day, PLDT relaunches its scan-to-pay service.

QR CODES. GCash users are now able to shop at select Glorietta 4 merchants with a simple scan of their personal QR code in their smartphone. Photo by Chrisee Dela Paz/Rappler

Globe's GCash partners with Hong Kong-based EMQ for remittances

Sep 04, 2017 - 8:50 PM

With the partnership EMQ users can now send funds to GCash account holders

PayMaya Philippines aims for 1 million users by end of 2016

Nov 22, 2016 - 6:20 PM

To help achieve this PayMaya partners with PayPal which has 179 million active users worldwide

BREACH 1M. PLDT Chairman Manuel V. expects PayMaya to hit P200-billion worth of transactions for the entire 2016. Rappler file photo

PayMaya Philippines to tap ASEAN market

Jun 24, 2016 - 11:56 AM

PayMaya Philippines plans to ink about 10 local and foreign partnerships this year

UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH. PayMaya sees transaction volume of across its platforms hitting P200 billion for the entire 2016

Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets

Mar 03, 2016 - 8:00 PM

The Internet giant is testing a pilot app called Hands Free for its Android Pay system

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 28: Android Pay is demonstrated during the 2015 Google I/O conference on May 28, 2015 in San Francisco, California. The annual Google I/O conference runs through May 29. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP

Apple launches payments service in crowded China market

Feb 18, 2016 - 4:00 PM

The tech giant is up against tough competition from local online payment providers like Alibaba

epa04393117 Demonstration on how the new Apple Pay works during Apple's launch event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California, USA, 09 September 2014. Apple unveiled its latest iPhone at a media event held in Cupertino, California. The next generation phones iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have larger displays of 12 centimetres and 14 centimetres.The Flint Center for the Performing Arts was the site where Steve Jobs launched the first Apple Macintosh computer in 1984. EPA/MONICA DAVEY

Asia to be 'world laboratory' for financial inclusion

Oct 27, 2015 - 9:00 PM

And the Philippines can lead the way with the rise of e commerce says an expert

PLDT, Rocket Internet to launch mobile payment service

Jan 06, 2015 - 8:10 PM

The partners will tap their existing payment platforms under a 50 50 joint venture

You can now tweet money transfers in France

Oct 16, 2014 - 3:07 PM

Groupe BPCE is enabling money transfers to be done through Twitter via its electronic money subsidiary S Money

S-MONEY AND TWITTER. Screen shot from S-Money website