GCash enables Visa cards for QR purchases
Visa cardholders will soon be able to pay at GCash QR merchants directly through the GCash app, removing the need to top up their wallets before making a purchase. The…
HitPay launches borderless QR for cross-border payments
Payment platform HitPay introduced Borderless QR, a software feature designed to help small businesses in Southeast Asia (SEA) accept payments from international tourists using various digital wallets. The company said…
DOTr and GCash roll out QRPH payments at all MRT-3 stations
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and fintech app GCash have introduced QRPH cashless payments at all 13 stations of MRT-3, giving commuters an easier way to buy single-journey tickets. Passengers…
Billease, Maya to offer BNPL via QRPh, POS terminals
Digital finance platform Billease partnered with Maya Business, a digital payments provider, to allow shoppers to use Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) at stores and online using QRPh and point-of-sale…
BPI launches Soundbox for instant audio payment confirmation
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has introduced Soundbox, an audio-based device that confirms payments made through BPI OneQR. This innovation, a first in the Philippine banking sector, aims…
ACI: PH real-time payment transactions grow 24% in 2023
The latest report by ACI Worldwide, real-time electronic payment and banking solutions provider, shows that real-time payment transactions in the Philippines saw a 24% year-on-year increase in 2023. The report…
beep integrates its NFC cards with Multisys’ QR technology
AF Payments Inc. (AFPI), the company that operates the beep payment system, partnered with Multisys Technologies Corp., a software solutions provider, to further improve its mobile-based transport payment solutions. Under…
Metrobank equips app with new QR feature
The Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank), a private universal bank, has introduced a new feature for its banking app. Metrobank clients can now scan or upload a QR code…
Maya rolls out QR payments in public markets in Central Visayas
Public markets in Central Visayas, particularly in Bohol, will now be accepting payments via QR with the all-in-one digital banking and money app Maya. The Paleng-QR Ph initiative is spearheaded…
beep expands prepaid QR ticketing in select bus lines
beep operator AF Payments Inc. announced that QR ticket acceptance is going live in four partner bus lines: BGC Bus, TAS Trans, Precious Grace Transport Services, and San Agustin Transport.…
PayMaya accelerates national rollout of QR Ph for merchant payments
Digital financial services company PayMaya is accelerating the rollout of the QR Ph P2M (person-to-merchant) across its enterprise partners. QR Ph P2M is the national QR standard for merchant payments…
AUB enables sellers to accept Mastercard using QR
Sellers or merchants using AUB PayMate need not invest in costly point-of-sale or card terminals to accept Mastercard payments from their customers. Asia United Bank (AUB), one of the fastest-growing…