iGaming Payment Solutions
Asia · Verified 2026-07-31
iGaming payments inthe Philippines
Deposits run on local e-wallets, led by GCash, and settle in PHP.
6
Providers with a rail here
0
Reach it directly
3
Rails tracked
PHP
Settles in
Quick info
- Currency
- PHP
- Region
- Asia
- Betting
- regulated
- Casino
- regulated
- Dominant rail
- E-wallets
- Providers
- 6 (0 direct)
- Regulator
- PAGCOR
What the rule actually is in the Philippines
Our own reading, not a summary of someone else's
PAGCOR-regulated for both domestic and offshore licensing, at an effective 30% for e-casino operators and 20% for the rest. The 2026 change is structural. PAGCOR introduced a monthly Minimum Guaranteed Fee to stop operators from misdeclaring revenue, then deferred it from 1 April to 1 June 2026 citing economic conditions. In the first tranche an e-casino licensee with PHP30m of monthly GGR owes PHP9m, while a non-e-casino operator at PHP15m owes PHP3m. A floor on fees rather than a share of declared revenue favours scale, and consolidation is the expected result. Wallets carry the cashier, GCash first.
How money actually moves
The rails players reach for, in the order that matters locally
- GCashdominant
e-wallet
Default deposit/withdrawal wallet; direct integration drives cost/approval.
- Maya (PayMaya)major
e-wallet
The number two wallet behind GCash. Worth carrying for coverage, though GCash is what decides conversion.
- InstaPay / PESONet bank transfermajor
instant bank transfer
Central-bank rails, InstaPay real-time and PESONet in batches. The fallback when wallet limits bite, and the usual route for larger withdrawals.
Which providers reach these rails
6 of the providers we track carry a recorded entry for this market
Aggregated or indirect
6The rail is reachable, but through an aggregator, a local PSP or a wallet rather than directly.
| Provider | Access | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Help2Pay | Aggregated | named clients |
| AstroPay | Wallet | industry knowledge |
| BridgerPay | Via PSP | provider's own claim |
| Finera | Via PSP | provider's own claim |
| Nuvei | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| Praxis Tech | Via PSP | provider's own claim |
Evidence grades run from named clients through platform catalogs and industry knowledge down to a provider's own claim. A claim we could not corroborate is still shown, labelled as what it is. See our methodology.
What it costs to operate, and who enforces
A missing field means we have not verified one, not that none exists
Operator tax
Effective 30% for e-casino operators, 20% for the rest
Licence economics
Monthly Minimum Guaranteed Fee from 1 Jun 2026 (deferred from 1 Apr): PHP9m at PHP30m e-casino GGR, PHP3m at PHP15m otherwise
Regulator
PAGCORPhilippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation