Mabilis Pera Financial

Filipino startup Pouch has partnered with Strike, a digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, for fast, secure, and low-cost remittance payments from the U.S. to the Philippines.

Pouch is a lightning service provider which facilitates connectivity to the Lightning Network which is a second layer built on top of the Bitcoin Network. This allows for the sending and receiving effective and reliable payments.

GCash has announced its continuing global expansion by securing regulatory approval to extend its services to an additional ten countries, following approval from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This expansion enables the service to facilitate smoother financial transactions for Filipinos residing both domestically and abroad, enhancing the ease of money transfers to and from the Philippines.