Visa and GCash partner for seamless cross-border account funding solutions for Filipinos and tourists

01/12/2026

● The partnership enables two powerful money movement solutions – with Visa Direct, individuals and businesses around the world can now send money to any GCash wallet, while Visa’s Cross-border Account Funding solution to enable over 10 million overseas Filipinos to make seamless transfer of funds from their foreign-issued Visa cards.

 

L-R: Visa Philippines Director for Commercial Money Movement Solutions Direct Abigail Aguilar and Country Manager Jeffrey Navarro with GCash International General Manager Paul Albano and Product Head Jules Abalos.

 

Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in digital payments, and GCash, the Philippines’ leading finance superapp and largest cashless ecosystem, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at delivering a seamless and secure cross-border wallet funding solutions. Visa Direct now makes it easier for individuals and businesses worldwide to send money directly to GCash wallets, giving more than 90 million Gcash users in the Philippines a fast, secure, and convenient way to receive funds from overseas. Additionally, overseas Filipinos (OFs) can now conveniently use their foreign-issued Visa cards as a funding source within the GCash Overseas app. This initiative marks a significant step forward in making financial transactions easier and more accessible for Filipinos and visitors alike, wherever they may be.

The Philippines ranks among Asia Pacific’s top adopters of digital remittances, according to Visa’s Money Travels: 2025 Digital Remittances Adoption Report, which covers 44,000 remittance senders and receivers in 20 key countries and territories. Around 74% of Filipinos have opted to send money through digital means, while 66% prefer to receive remittances digitally. Close to half, or 45% of respondents, have also cited digital remittances as a safe and private way to send and receive funds.

There are 8 out 10 Filipinos who have used GCash, underscoring its reach and impact in everyday payments across the country. Across all demographics, Filipinos have embraced digital apps when sending and receiving remittances. Digital apps are preferred by older users, with 100% of respondents from the Philippines aged 65 and above planning to send remittances digitally. This is higher compared to the 45-64 age bracket (72%), 35-44 bracket (75%), and 18-34 bracket (74%).

“Our mission at GCash is to make financial services accessible to every Filipino. By teaming up with Visa, we’re expanding our reach and delivering even greater value to our users, both at home and abroad,” said Paul Albano, GCash International General Manager.

“Visa shares with GCash a longstanding commitment to make payments safer, more secure, and seamless. With this cross-border account funding solution, we hope to make payments even more flexible for millions of overseas Filipinos and tourists and bring them the benefits of Visa’s global network and leadership in technology. This also aligns with the government’s goal to expand financial inclusion while transforming the country to become a cash-lite society,” said Jeffrey Navarro, Country Manager for Visa Philippines.

 

 

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, sellers, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at Visa.com.

About GCash

GCash is the Philippines’ #1 Finance Super App and Largest Cashless Ecosystem. Through the GCash App, users can easily purchase prepaid airtime; pay bills via partner billers nationwide; send and receive money anywhere in the Philippines, even to other bank accounts; purchase from over 6 million partner merchants and social sellers; and get access to savings, credit, loans, insurance and invest money, and so much more, all at the convenience of their smartphones. Its mobile wallet operations are handled by G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mynt, the first and only $5 billion unicorn in the Philippines.

GCash is a staunch supporter of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly UN SDGs 5,8,10, and 13, which focus on safety & security, financial inclusion, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, respectively.