Visa has partnered with GCash to launch a cross-border account funding solution, providing overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and tourists easy access to international funds.
“Visa shares a long-term commitment with GCash to make payments more secure and seamless,” Jeffrey Navarro, country manager of Visa Philippines, said in a statement on Wednesday. “With this cross-border account financing solution, we hope to make payments even more flexible for millions of overseas Filipinos and tourists.”
He said this initiative supports the government's endeavor for financial inclusion and cash-light economy.
Under the partnership, GCash integrates Visa's real-time money transfer platform Visa Direct, which was launched on the app on December 11, 2025.
The collaboration also allows Visa cards issued abroad to fund GCash accounts through a cross-border account funding solution. The move targets the Philippines' growing digital remittance market.
According to a Visa report, about 74% of Filipinos prefer to send money digitally, while 66% prefer to receive money through digital channels. Nearly half of the respondents described digital remittances as a secure and private method.
“At GCash, our mission is to make financial services accessible to every Filipino,” Paul Albano, general manager of GCash International, said in the same statement.
“Together with Visa, we are expanding our reach and providing even greater value to our users at home and abroad,” he said.
Visa said the partnership is in line with the country's digital remittance trend and the government's broader agenda to promote financial inclusion and support a cash-light economy. — AMCS