A ₱1.75-billion credit facility aimed at expanding access to financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) was formally launched on Feb. 6 through a partnership involving Fuse Financing, the credit unit of Mynt, operator of GCash, the Asian Development Bank, and the Mastercard Impact Fund.
Ayala-owned Globe Telecom reported that Mynt — the fintech unit behind GCash — continued to play a central role in its financial performance for the first nine months of 2025, contributing a record ₱5.3 billion in equity share and accounting for 25% of Globe’s net income before tax.
GCash has introduced PocketPay, a smartphone-based POS system that lets MSMEs accept tap-to-pay card transactions without costly hardware or setup fees.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has officially concluded that no data breach occurred in the systems of G-Xchange Inc. (GXI), the operator of GCash, following a thorough technical investigation into reports of a massive data leak allegedly involving millions of user accounts.
In a statement, the CICC said its Cybercrime Investigation Office (CIO), in coordination with GCash, found that the data propagated by a dark Web user appeared to be recycled or previously exposed information, repackaged to look like a new breach.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Monday, Oct. 27, that it has launched an investigation into a massive alleged data breach involving G-Xchange, operator of GCash, after a large cache of user data reportedly appeared for sale on a dark Web forum over the weekend.
Actress and fashion personality Heart Evangelista-Escudero joined mobile wallet GCash at the official launch of its new “Tap to Pay” feature during the latest GCash Spotlight event at BGC in Taguig City.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered mobile payment platforms, including GCash and Maya, to cut access to in-app gaming within 48 hours, amid mounting concerns in the Senate over the social costs of online gambling.
The newly launched Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) enables contactless payment options, including Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards, and QR payments via GCash using NFC-enabled Android smartphones.
