FinTech

Visa recognizes RCBC with Philippine Security Champion Award

The Security Champion Award recognizes the best-performing local bank across four core security dimensions – issuing fraud rates, issuer authentication approval rates for online transactions, acquirer fraud rates, and fraud mitigation program implementation. This is the second consecutive year RCBC has received the award.

Fiuu predicts Top 2026 trends in the digital payments landscape

Fiuu, the leading fintech platform in Southeast Asia, has identified top trends and predictions for digital payments in the Philippines.

GoTyme Bank is most used Visa debit card in PH

GoTyme Bank was also recognized by Visa for having the highest debit payment volume growth, the highest active debit cards growth, and the highest contactless transaction growth for issuing, as well as being one of the first Philippine issuers to launch Google Wallet and Google Pay for its customers.

Coins.ph records  327% growth in monthly spot trading, breaching USD500M in November 2025

Central to this strong performance is the spread—the difference between the buy and sell price—which Coins.ph has reduced to an industry-low 3 basis points (bps), well below the 12 to 35bps offered by other exchanges.

Visa expands scam disruption as fraud shifts from SMS scams to phishing and online payment attacks

As scams shift from traditional SMS schemes to phishing, online card fraud, and account takeovers, Visa says it is sharpening its focus on protecting Filipino consumers.

Strengthening safer digital habits in 2026 with GCash

Adjusting to anything new can be challenging. Building safer digital habits, in particular, takes some time, and that’s okay. GCash, the Philippines’ leading finance super app, promotes the idea...

Coins.ph enables faster and more secure account log-in with Google Sign-In update

By allowing users to access their accounts using Google Sign-in, Coins.ph removes the friction of password management while ensuring that sensitive login credentials are never shared with or stored by the platform.

ADB and GCash Fuse partner to unlock inclusive finance for MSMEs, women and fight poverty in the Philippines

ADB grants GCash lending arm Fuse Financing with a PHP1.75B credit facility to expand loan access to MSMEs, women entrepreneurs, especially in high poverty areas.

HitPay launches borderless QR to power streamlined cross-border Asia payments for 20,000+ MSMEs 

HitPay ensures even the smallest boutique or eatery can compete in a connected digital economy. Merchants can now support visitors using preferred home wallets, including QR Ph (Philippines), PayNow (Singapore), QRIS (Indonesia), PromptPay (Thailand), and VietQR (Vietnam), as well as major international standards like WeChat Pay (China) and UPI (India).