East Asia & Pacific · GDP rank #28

Philippines

PH · PHP @ 0.0162/USD

Tab 07

Fintech & disruption

Disruption intensity, unicorns, notable domestic players, cross-border entrants, and venture funding depth — the structural state of the disruption stack for this market.

Disruption · very highTop player · Mynt (GCash parent)

VC deals · 2024

$600.0M

total disclosed

Largest unicorn

$8.0B

Mynt (GCash parent)

Unicorns

Mynt (GCash parent)

$8.0B

e-wallet + digital bank

Pre-IPO secondary (Ayala + MUFG, 2024)

Reported target valuation for the deferred 2026 IPO is in the US$7-8bn range per local press.

Rappler

Maya

$1.6B

e-wallet + digital bank

Reported US IPO target of US$500m-$1bn raise on a US$5bn-plus valuation basis.

Bloomberg

Coins.ph

$300.0M

crypto + fiat wallet

Below unicorn status currently; previously exited from Go-Jek.

Coins.ph

Notable players

Established players outside unicorn status — acquisitions, specialist networks, or regulated operators that shape the market.

Tonik Bank

digital bank

Tonik Bank

UnionDigital Bank

digital bank (UnionBank of Philippines)

UnionDigital Bank

GoTyme Bank

digital bank (Gokongwei Group + Tyme)

GoTyme Bank

Cross-border entrants

Foreign-licensed operators that have achieved scale locally via passporting, branch, or subsidiary.

Wise

EMI-licensed; PHP local rails live

Wise

Remitly

OR licensed; remittance-focused MSB

Remitly