Philippine banks have begun onboarding customers to the newly launched Apple Pay, enabling Mastercard- and Visa-powered debit and credit cardholders to use the digital payment service in the country. Apple Inc.’s website showed that Apple Pay currently supports card linking for cardholders of...
Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, announced today, Aug. 4, that Visa debit and credit cardholders in the Philippines can now add their eligible cards to Apple Pay on their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac. Apple Pay is an easy, secure and private way to pay in-store, in-app...
Visa and GCash will launch a new and more secure payment experience allowing consumers to use Visa cards as a funding source for QR transactions in the GCash app. The new capability gives consumers greater security and flexibility in how they pay, enabling them to link eligible Visa cards to GCash...
Philippine consumer spending recorded the sharpest deterioration among emerging Asian economies in the second quarter of 2026, as elevated inflation continued to erode households’ purchasing power despite a surge in fuel spending, according to global financial giant Visa. In a report on Friday,...
Visa and Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) are targeting a nearly twentyfold expansion of their digital expense management platform by the end of the year, aiming to bring 2,000 government agencies onto a system designed to automate public spending and curb improper outlays. During the...
Taiwan has extended its visa-free entry program for Philippine passport holders for another year, allowing Filipinos to continue visiting the self-ruled island without a visa for stays of up to 14 days from Aug. 1, 2026, until July 31, 2027. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the...
Only three percent of adult Filipinos own credit cards, placing the country among the laggards in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with the gap most pronounced compared to advanced Asia-Pacific economies. In Asian emerging markets (EMs), the Philippines trails only Cambodia’s...
Following the rollout of contactless fare payments on Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), the government is targeting the launch of the same system on LRT-1 to ease payment bottlenecks and address ticket and Beep card shortages. Starting on Monday, July 13, LRT-2 commuters may use Visa or Mastercard...
Visa is expanding automated, contactless fare collection systems to the Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2, accelerating digitization of payments and expanding financial inclusion while enhancing urban transit experiences for Filipino commuters. Completed in partnership with the Completed in...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has officially launched the Philippine e-Visa system at several Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Europe, including the Philippine Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. In a statement issued on July 8, the DFA said the July 6 launch expands the government’s...
Taiwan passport holders will continue to enjoy visa-free entry to the Philippines for stays of up to 14 days after the Philippine government extended the arrangement for another year. The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced on Tuesday, June 30, that the visa-free privilege for...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines has warned Filipino visa applicants about scammers who claim they can guarantee approval, reminding the public that US visas are issued only after a proper evaluation by consular officers. In an advisory posted on its official social media pages, the...
