The Philippines #1 Fintech App GCash, operated by the Globe Group’s Mynt, will be a part of key audio system on the plenary of the Cellular World Congress in Barcelona this month as its President and CEO Martha Sazon delivers a keynote speech on the evolving buyer on the principal stage of the world’s largest and most influential exhibition for the cell trade.
Martha Sazon
Sazon is without doubt one of the keynote audio system on the MWC on “New Conduct for a New Actuality,” which touches on a subject near GCash’s story.
GCash emerged as a vital digital platform in the course of the pandemic, permitting particular person Filipinos to finish monetary transactions and giving retailers entry to the web market amid motion restrictions. Now, within the transition to the brand new regular, GCash has turn into a verb and is now the Filipinos’ go-to on a regular basis fintech companion.
Sazon can even be a session speaker on the “Fintech Summit: The Rise of Fintech Disruption,” the place she’s going to delve into how fintech is enabling the creation of highly effective and disruptive options which might be redefining the market.
GCash, the dominant cell pockets within the Philippines, is now a double unicorn valued at $2 billion and with a person base of ~76 million. It continues to increase monetary companies, from funds and money transfers to credit score, financial savings, wealth, insurance coverage and funding merchandise. It additionally options retail, meals, wellness, journey, recreation and even actual property companies.
Most just lately, GCash began its beta launch of GCash Abroad, which permits Filipinos primarily based in Japan, Australia and Italy to make use of GCash utilizing a world SIM– one other game-changer within the Philippine fintech trade.
Now on restricted launch, GCash Abroad will give the primary 1,000 customers from the three nations entry to GCash utilizing a world SIM. As soon as absolutely verified, they’ll begin utilizing their GCash to ship cash house without cost (GCash to GCash), paying payments, and shopping for load credit. The complete launch of this characteristic is predicted later this yr.
In the meantime, Globe Group President and CEO Ernest Cu will banner the corporate’s pivot from telco to techco in a panel with Transcelestial, one of many corporations supported by the Globe Group’s Kickstart Ventures.
Ernest Cu
Cu will be a part of CEOs of high Southeast Asian telcos in a dialogue on new network-related applied sciences and connectivity challenges within the Philippines, amongst others.
“Our fintech firm’s debut on the Cellular World Congress Barcelona is a vital milestone for the Globe Group as we set up ourselves as a number one digital disruptor and enabler within the Philippines, and banner our evolution right into a expertise firm. We’re proud to showcase our achievements as we uplift the lives of Filipinos by digital options, and to be a part of the worldwide dialog on the way forward for expertise and connectivity,”
stated Cu.
MWC Barcelona is the world’s largest cell trade gathering, attracting 1000’s of exhibitors and guests worldwide. Hosted by GSMA, a world group unifying the cell ecosystem, this yr’s MWC might be held from February 27 to March 2, 2023.
The Globe Group’s presence on the much-anticipated worldwide occasion is a chance for the increasing firm to showcase its dedication to being on the forefront of innovation and progress.
With nearly 100 portfolio corporations beneath its wing, the Globe Group has efficiently expanded into the nation’s main digital options platform, with companies in fintech, well being tech, adtech, edutech, outsourcing and managed companies, enterprise knowledge, and investments. It goals to create a Philippines that’s digitally inclusive by leveraging expertise and repeatedly innovating to satisfy the altering trade situations.
