GCash, a financial app, has announced its partnership with Western Union to expand its global cash-in feature to over 200 countries and territories, providing millions of overseas Filipinos with a faster way to send money home.
Through this partnership, Filipinos living and working abroad can cash-in or send funds directly to GCash e-wallets via the Western Union app, website, or through retail locations worldwide, according to a statement issued by the two companies on September 1.
Once the transaction is completed, funds are credited to the recipient’s GCash wallet, where they can be used immediately for groceries, bills, online shopping, savings, insurance, investments, and more. A GCash customer can send up to P500,000 per transaction.
GCash International general manager Paul Albano said, “This collaboration with Western Union enables fast, secure, and reliable remittances, ensuring that the hard-earned money of OFWs reaches their families swiftly and safely.”
Western Union’s global presence now connects with GCash’s extensive cashless ecosystem.
Gregory Laurent, Western Union regional vice president, said: “Our partnership with GCash enables us to stay true to our purpose of serving the aspiring populations of the world with accessible, easy-to-use services, particularly in the digital space.”
GCash users in the Philippines benefit from over 339,000 cash-in and cash-out outlets, 5.2 million QR-accepting merchants, and more than 520 partner brands on the GLife platform.
According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, personal remittances from OFWs reached $38 billion in 2024, an all-time high, and accounted for over 8 percent of the country’s GDP.
