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Mobile wallet GCash has announced that they have partnered with Grab Philippines to soon provide Grab customers access to GCash as a direct payment method on the Grab app. The GCash cashless payment method will be available for GrabCar, GrabFood, GrabMart, GrabExpress, and other Grab services and is slated to be available on the Grab app this February. In addition, Grab customers will soon be able to avail of GCash exclusive deals and special treats for using GCash in their Grab transactions. GCash will soon let users link their Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards directly to their accounts for Scan-to-Pay transactions. GCash will authenticate card linking through a one-time password (OTP), while it will secure eligible transactions using biometrics or a phone PIN where available. GCash expects to roll out direct Visa and Mastercard card-linking nationwide within August. Several companies, including GCash, Visa, and Mastercard, have shown interest in the Philippine government’s plan to create a single fare payment system for trains and other transport. Aside from GCash, Visa, and Mastercard, other companies like Siemens Mobility, Hitachi Asia, LG CNS, and Cubic Transportation Systems also joined a market study held in Singapore. Read more in our articles including "GCash to be available as Grab payment option this Feb" and "GCash will soon let users link Visa, Mastercard cards directly for QR payments".