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. Visa and Unionbank team up to bring in a new payment system in the Philippines in the form of Visa B2B Connect. Grab and Mastercard expects to offer the card in the first half of 2019, starting in Singapore and the Philippines, representing some of the most banked (98%) and the least banked (34%) countries in Southeast Asia respectively. Read more in our articles including "GCash, Visa, Mastercard eye PH Fare System Project" and "Social media check will soon be required for US visa applications".
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Jul 6, 2026Several 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.
Visa and Unionbank team up to bring in a new payment system in the Philippines in the form of Visa B2B Connect. Grab and Mastercard expects to offer the card in the first half of 2019, starting in Singapore and the Philippines, representing some of the most banked (98%) and the least banked (34%) countries in Southeast Asia respectively.
Our coverage of Visa Mastercard Philippines includes: "GCash, Visa, Mastercard eye PH Fare System Project"; "Social media check will soon be required for US visa applications"; "Visa and UnionBank introduces blockchain payment system". Each article provides unique insights and information.