Sending money from abroad for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to their families can be very costly because of hidden costs and because of unnecessary delays.

For global market participants, the revival of crypto lending means liquidity access is becoming more reliable, allowing long-term holders to unlock capital without selling assets. 

What is a crypto scam, why is it so prevalent now in the Philippines, and what are common types of crypto scams in the country?

 Coins.ph introduced a new payment feature that has allowed users to send payments to merchants using Philippine pesos, crypto stablecoins, or a combination of both

The BSP has renewed its warning to the public not to deal with unauthorized virtual asset service providers (VASPs), saying that crypto users who deal with them carry the risk of asset loss and bankruptcy.

In the Philippines there are currently two regulators that govern the issuances of licenses to cryptocurrency provders and exchanges: the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Securities and Exchange Commission

As of 2025, more than a third of Filipinos have used digital wallets as their first financial product. The previous year, almost 60% of all payments done in the Philippines are done through digital channels.

Maya, a financial technology company, and Lydian, a digital asset infrastructure provider, announced a collaboration to enable digital asset payments such as in crypto for Philippine merchants.

The restructuring effort for Coinbase is aimed to transition the company into a “lean, fast, and AI-native” operation.

Maya reminds customers that the official Maya app is published only by Maya Philippines, Inc. on the App Store and Google Play.