GCash, Viamericas Alliance Enables OFWs in North America to Send Real-Time Remittances to the Philippines

(L-R) GCash International general manager Paul Albano, Viamericas PH country head and head of perations of non-latam Raquel Aquino and GCash International head of product and EMEA Jules Abalos

​GCash, the Philippines’ leading finance app and largest cashless ecosystem, has recently forged an alliance with Viamericas, a leading licensed money transmitter in the United States, allowing overseas Filipinos in North America to remit straight to the GCash accounts of their loved ones in the Philippines in real-time. 

GCash International general manager Paul Albano explained that the partnership with Viamericas was established to provide fast and secure financial services to Filipinos based in North American countries and their families in the Philippines.
 
“The partnership between Viamericas and GCash empowers OFWs in these locations to send secure and fast remittances to their loved ones back home. This collaboration enhances financial control for OFWs and strengthens connections with their families, making the remittance process easier than ever.”
 
Joseph Argilagos, Viamericas’ co-founder and executive chairman, sees this collaboration as a way to expand its capabilities in the Philippines by integrating its services with GCash, “This partnership perfectly aligns with our mission to empower communities by providing accessible, affordable, and reliable financial services.” he noted. Viamericas has multiple locations across North America, which enables ease of sending for Filipinos, wherever they are in the region.
 
With the capabilities of GCash and Viamericas, OFWs sending money to their families is now easier and hassle free.
 
Currently, about 81 percent of Filipinos own a GCash account which gives them access to a host of financial services and products. It has over 5.2 million partners for QR merchants and social sellers, over 339,000 Cash-In, Cash Out (CICO) outlets, and over 520 GLife partner merchants.

GCash is the Philippines’ #1 Finance App and Largest Cashless Ecosystem. Through the GCash App, users can easily purchase prepaid airtime; pay bills via partner billers nationwide; send and receive money anywhere in the Philippines, even to other bank accounts; purchase from over 6 million partner merchants and social sellers; and get access to savings, credit, loans, insurance and invest money, and so much more, all at the convenience of their smartphones. GCash’s mobile wallet operations are handled by G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mynt, the first and only duacorn in the Philippines.
 
GCash is a staunch supporter of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly UN SDGs 5,8,10, and 13, which focus on safety & security, financial inclusion, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, respectively.