DOT, GCASH SIGN MOU TO EXPAND CASHLESS PAYMENTS AMONG ACCREDITED TOURISM MSMEs

Source: Sun.Star Network Online
Published on: 2026-11-05 09:19

GCash tools and training to help local merchants welcome cashless payments from Filipino and foreign travelers The Department of Tourism (DOT) and GCash, through its mobile wallet operator G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), have partnered to promote cashless payments among tourists and DOT-accredited micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Local merchants will receive digital payment tools and training so they can serve visitors more conveniently. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on November 3. Tourism Secretary Dita Angara-Mathay and Assistant Secretary for Branding and Marketing Communications, Armand Lorenze Sapitan, signed for the DOT. Paul Albano, General Manager of GCash for Business, and Juan Carlos "Caloy" Bauza, Vice President and International Payments Head of GCash International. The MOU sets a framework for joint campaigns, merchant onboarding, and financial liter...

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