海外からフィリピンへの送金サービスを提供するGCashは、投資や保険、買い物なども可能になる新サービスを開始しました。

GCashの最高経営責任者であるマーサ・サゾン氏は、金融サービスへ利用のハードルを低くすることで、社会的地位にかかわらず全ての人に平等な投資機会と選択肢を提供したいと語っています。

GCashの最新機能には、50ペソからプロが運用する国内外のファンドに投資できる「GInvest」、300ペソから医療費や事故に備えることができる「GInsure」、手数料、初期預金が不要な口座「GSave」など、様々なものがあります。またこのアプリは、海外のフィリピン人労働者が母国の家族に送金できる「GPadala」サービスの提供も予定しています。

これが普及すれば、低迷している海外からの送金も増えることが期待されます。また国民すべての人に手軽な投資の機会が与えられることは国内経済の活性化にも繋がるでしょう。今後の動向に注目です。

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GCash introduces new products, services for 2021

MANILA — GCash recently unveiled its 2021 suite of products and services, allowing its users to invest, get insurance, and shop from different merchants, among others.

During its “Futurecast” virtual event, GCash chief executive officer Martha Sazon said they hope to provide “equal access to financial opportunities and lifestyle choices” to everyone, regardless of social status, by breaking entry barriers to financial services.

Some of its newest features include GInvest, where users can invest for as low as P50 in professionally managed local and global funds; GInsure, where they can get insurance for medical emergencies and accidents starting at P300; GSave, a savings account with no maintaining balance, fees, and initial deposit; and GCredit, which allows those with high GScores up to P30,000 credit line and up to 3% prorated interest rate.
“We want to be able to democratize access to financial services,” said JF Darre, GCash’s head of financial services and advanced analytics.

Meanwhile, GCash also introduced an e-commerce feature called GLife, where users can shop from more than 25 merchants across retail, food, gaming, entertainment, and transport categories.

Some of the featured brands include GOMO, Gong Cha, Kraver’s, McDonald’s, Puregold and PureGO, Lazada, Recess, Boozy, Bo’s Coffee, Mama Lou’s, GawinPH, KFC, Datablitz, Cherry Shop, Gameone, and Goama Games.

The mobile wallet app is also planning to offer a GPadala service, where overseas Filipino workers can send money to family members back home.