Mobile wallets to drive PH crypto adoption

Mobile wallets are expected to drive cryptocurrency transactions as more Filipinos have adopted digital platforms in accomplishing banking and other financial needs, according to Fintech Alliance.ph.

Angelito Villanueva, its chair, told the Inquirer that the “massive digitalization and the widening adoption of digital payments in the country will surely fuel cryptocurrency purchases in the country.”

Citing the Philippines FinTech Report, he said there were up to 34.7 million active electronic wallet accounts in 2020, representing 93 percent of the total transaction volume via digital finance platforms in the country.

Villanueva said this figure was projected to grow in the coming years.

“The developing positive attitude and consumer behavior of Filipinos toward digital transactions also reflect a strong indication of wider adoption of other digital financial services such as cryptocurrencies,” the Fintech Alliance.ph official said.

Moreover, Villanueva pointed out that e-wallet service providers and e-money issuers have begun offering cryptocurrency investments, making them more accessible to Filipinos.

He also observed the increasing interest toward the digital currency this pandemic when overwhelming unemployment encouraged the public to see cryptocurrency as an alternative means of making money. INQ