Visa Money Travels 2025 Report: Filipinos drive digital remittance growth across Asia Pacific

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has released its latest annual report on digital remittances, Money Travels: 2025 Digital Remittances Adoption Report, which was based on responses from 44,000 senders and receivers across 20 countries and territories, including the Philippines. The report presents findings on the latest remittance trends around the world, including Asia Pacific, a key region in the $905 billion global remittance landscape. 

Visa advances tourism and financial inclusion with contactless MRT-3 payments

Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, is driving economic growth and promoting tourism and financial inclusion in the Philippines with the launch of automated, contactless fare collection systems across Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). This modernization initiative, in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and industry collaborators, marks Visa’s third major transit project in the country and will benefit over 350,000 daily commuters.

VFS Global alerts Filipinos and residents of The Philippines against visa frauds, advises to apply early to avoid delays

With the surge in outbound travel demand from The Philippines, visa applications submitted for various countries are higher than ever. With this increased demand for visa application appointments, scammers pose as employees or associates of the organisation; or agents and intermediaries who sell appointments, issue fake appointment letters, or claim to influence positive visa decision, etc. to embezzle innocent visa applicants.