#Philippine e-commerce AI

Visa aims to introduce its Visa Pay tap‑to‑pay service in the Philippines by year-end, allowing Filipino consumers to tap their NFC‑enabled phones for payments on any Visa‑accepting POS terminal. During a briefing, Visa Philippines head of products Ezer Escolar confirmed that Visa Pay will launch first in partnership with fintech player Maya, enabling seamless integration across digital wallets and merchants. This push is part of Visa’s Visa Intelligent Commerce initiative, leveraging AI to enhance digital payments and e‑commerce in the Philippines. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it is reviewing the recent service disruption that affected Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), as customers experienced problems accessing the bank's digital channels over the past few days. Some users also experienced issues using BPI online credentials on third-party applications and completing e-commerce transactions through BPI debit and credit cards. Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is set to introduce international money transfers through its mobile banking app, following a partnership with Visa aimed at making cross-border transactions faster and more affordable for Filipinos. Read more in our articles including "Visa to Launch Tap‑to‑Pay Service in the Philippines This Year" and "Pasig Mega Market gets Starlink internet for cashless payments".