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GCash’s additional expansion overseas gets BSP nod

‘In addition to the US, Canada, Italy, the UK, Australia, and Japan, GCash has been given the nod to expand to the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Spain, and Germany.’
Photograph Courtesy of GCash

GCash can now by used by Filipinos in 16 countries overseas who can send money to their families back home or buy them load credits with a few taps on the app. ‘Thanks to BSP’s support, we can now provide our Kababayans across the globe access to financial services that would help alleviate difficulties in managing their finances and better support their families back home,’ said GCash International general manager Paul Albano.
Photograph Courtesy of GCash GCash can now by used by Filipinos in 16 countries overseas who can send money to their families back home or buy them load credits with a few taps on the app. ‘Thanks to BSP’s support, we can now provide our Kababayans across the globe access to financial services that would help alleviate difficulties in managing their finances and better support their families back home,’ said GCash International general manager Paul Albano.
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Millions more Filipinos overseas can use the services of Ayala-backed financial super app GCash after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, or BSP, greenlighted its expansion to 10 more areas abroad.

The central bank has allowed GCash to roll out its service and expand to 10 more countries, that is, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Spain and Germany.

These, in addition to the US, Canada, Italy, the UK, Australia and Japan.

GCash users in these 16 countries can sign up with their international mobile numbers with their Philippine passport or other Philippine Valid ID as proof of identity.

Just a few taps on the app

Once fully verified, they can finally support their families back home securely and seamlessly by sending money for free, paying for bills on time, and instantly buying them load credits with just a few taps on the app.

“Thanks to BSP’s support, we are now able to provide our Kababayans across the globe access to financial services that would help alleviate difficulties in managing their finances and better support their families back home,” said Paul Albano, general manager of GCash International.

“We will soon be rolling out more services like savings, gifting vouchers, using their GCash for online payments, as well as more accessible ways to cash in,” Albano said.

GCash offers its users a wide variety of accessible financial products and services, such as Send Money, Buy Load, and Pay Bills.

Likewise, users can explore other innovative financial services to jumpstart their journey toward their financial goals through GSave, GInsure, and GInvest.

Alipay+ and Visa

Aside from enabling overseas Filipinos to use GCash with their international mobile number, the leading fintech company has also been expanding its global touchpoints in partnership with the global payments platform, Alipay+.

On top of that, the new GCash card powered by international payment giant Visa, gives users another cashless payment method when they travel abroad.

The card can be used to pay in over 100 million merchants across 200 countries and territories.

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