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GCash atrae inversión de Bow Wave

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GCash, bajo su operadora Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), ha atraído recientemente una nueva inversión de capital de ASP Philippines LP, un fondo de sociedad limitada operado por la firma de inversión Bow Wave Capital Management (Bow Wave), para impulsar aún más el crecimiento de la inclusión financiera y la digitalización de pagos y servicios financieros en Filipinas.

Bow Wave is a close-ended private investment firm with a mandate to invest globally in online and mobile payment ecosystem companies, particularly in strategic partners and investments of the Ant Financial and Alibaba Group. Its investment in GCash is the company's first in the Philippines. This grants Bow Wave a minority equity interest in GCash. Other terms of the investment remain confidential.

Under the agreement, GCash operator Mynt raised over USD 175 million in fresh capital from Bow Wave and its existing shareholders in multiple tranches, with a post-money valuation of the final tranches at close to USD 1 billion.

“This investment from Bow Wave is a validation of both what we have accomplished as well as the potential of GCash in unlocking digital services in the Philippines,” said Martha Sazon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mynt. “The pandemic has acted as a catalyst in highlighting the importance of digital finance in society today and with this investment from Bow Wave, we look forward to further living out our vision of finance for all, enabling democratized access to payment and financial services to every Filipino.”

Anteriormente, GCash registró transacciones por más de 1 billón de PHP en 2020, impulsadas en gran medida por sus servicios de pagos en línea, recargas bancarias y envío de dinero. Actualmente, hay más de 33 millones de usuarios de GCash en Filipinas.

«Mynt ha logrado grandes avances en el sector fintech en Filipinas. Reconociendo este hecho y nuestros valores compartidos, Bow Wave apoya la visión de Mynt de proporcionar finanzas para todos los filipinos. Estamos entusiasmados con esta inversión y esperamos aportar valor a Mynt mientras realiza su visión», comentó Itai Lemberger, fundador y CIO de Bow Wave.

UBS AG actuó como asesor financiero de Mynt para la transacción.

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Nico · 6 years ago

Looks like PayMaya beat them to it. PayMaya is already a unicorn!

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