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Electricity, water, internet, groceries–every day, it feels like there’s always something new we need to pay for. Now that the school year is in full swing, daily allowances and baon groceries have become part of the weekly routine. And just when we think we’ve finally caught up, here comes the surprise gastos—plus with the holidays slowly creeping in, it feels like there’s always something new to budget for. As much as we try to cover everything, there are times when our budget just isn’t enough, no matter how hard we try to save and budget our expenses. Sometimes, we just need a little help to get through the tough days, especially during Petsa de Peligro. Thankfully, with GCash, it’s now easier to manage bills even without a credit card and without needing to borrow money from friends and family. GCredit - Your Trusted Financial Lifeline If you’re a GCash user, you already have a solution at your fingertips. GCredit, powered by CIMB, gives you an always-ready credit line you can use...

Manila, Philippines, 22 July 2025 — Grab users in the Philippines can now top up their GrabPay wallets using Cryptocurrencies. This is made possible by Grab’s partnership with payments provider  Triple-A  and local digital asset exchange  PDAX . Crypto top-ups into the GrabPay e-wallet were initially launched in Singapore in 2024 through Grab’s partnership with Triple-A, a firm that enables businesses to facilitate payments in digital currencies. Building on this success, Triple-A teamed up with PDAX to bring a new level of convenience and flexibility to Grab users in the Philippines by enabling this innovative cash-in method.  Users can top up their GrabPay wallets using an array of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), US dollar-backed stablecoin USDC, and USDT. Cashing in on Grab via crypto can be done in a few simple steps: Select ‘Cryptocurrencies’ as the cash-in method on the Grab app. Choose a token and network from the supported list of ...

In a concerted effort to boost public trust and enhance the safety of digital financial transactions, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), in partnership with GCash, continues its proactive patrol of social media platforms, leading to the recent apprehension of multiple cybercrime suspects. In one of the operations, authorities arrested a suspect accused of exploiting a minor via a popular online platform. The suspect allegedly arranged a meeting between the victim and a client at a hotel, unaware that law enforcement had been monitoring the exchange. Executed by the PNP-ACG’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons/Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (Anti-TIP/OSAEC) unit, the operation resulted in the rescue of the minor and the arrest of the perpetrator under Republic Act 9208, as amended by Republic Act 10364, which address human trafficking and online sexual exploitation. In a separate string of operations, multiple individuals were caught s...

Manila, Philippines, 23 June 2025  —– Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has entered a three-year partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy among young people . The partnership enrolls Bitget into the Game Changers Coalition (GCC) led by UNICEF Office of Innovation (OOI). Support from Bitget will help reach 300,000 people - including adolescent girls, parents, mentors and teachers with blockchain skills- across eight countries; Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, and South Africa. Through the partnership, Bitget Academy, the educational arm of Bitget, will help develop UNICEF’s first interactive, online and in-person blockchain training module based on video games creation skills development for teachers and young people. This is a welcome inclusion to a curriculum already reaching hundreds of thousands of people. Support from Bitget will also help expand the Coalition’s reach to a ni...