SendWave, GCash strengthen global partnership to simplify remittances for OFWs

Sending money home is more than just a transaction for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)—it is a vital connection to their loved ones and a means of ensuring the financial stability of their families.

​Recognizing this need, GCash and SendWave have expanded their partnership to provide a faster, more secure, and accessible remittance solution for Filipinos abroad. This 2025, the partnership introduces new cash-in features, expanded services to more countries, and enhanced financial accessibility for overseas Filipinos worldwide.
  
As an official partner of GCash, Filipinos overseas can now use SendWave to remit directly to a Philippine mobile number (+63), ensuring their families receive financial support instantly. Additionally, SendWave now enables Filipinos abroad to cash in to their own GCash Overseas accounts using their US, UK, or Canada mobile numbers, making digital finance more accessible from virtually anywhere.
 
SendWave has established a strong presence in multiple remittance corridors worldwide, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, and Germany.
 
Back at home, GCash users can conveniently access funds through 339,000 cash-in and cash-out outlets across the Philippines. The GCash app also provides users with access to a savings account, investment options, and financial management tools to help them grow and manage their wealth, all within a single platform.
  
GCash International general manager, Paul Albano, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, noting that the collaboration bridges financial gaps for Filipinos worldwide.
 
“This partnership between SendWave and GCash gives OFWs the ability to send fast, secure, and hassle-free remittances to their families in the Philippines. It strengthens connections between Filipinos abroad and their loved ones, ensuring their financial needs are met efficiently. For us in GCash, it’s not just about transferring money; it’s about providing a comprehensive financial ecosystem that meets the evolving needs of Filipinos, wherever they are,” Albano said.
 
With financial technology reshaping the way people manage their money across borders, GCash and SendWave stand at the forefront of this transformation, ensuring that every Filipino—no matter where they are in the world—has access to a secure, efficient, and modern financial solution.
 
Mynt is the first and only $5 billion unicorn in the Philippines. It's a leader in mobile financial services focused on accelerating financial inclusion through mobile money, financial services, and technology.  Mynt operates two fintech companies: GXI, the mobile wallet operator of GCash — the #1 Finance App in the Philippines, and Fuse Lending, a tech-based lending company that gives Filipinos access to microloans and business loans.
 
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.
 
Mynt and GCash are staunch supporters 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.