From left: GCash head of commercial product Ferdie Perez, Connected Women
CTO Bobby Jimenez with founder and head of special projects Gina Romero, GCash
head of commercial new products and platforms Jasmine Kho, and AVP and head of public sector and partnerships
Lhen Pavia
The country’s leading e-wallet GCash has
collaborated with Connected Women, a socially-responsible platform that trains
and offers flexible AI and digital job opportunities for Filipino women. The
announcement of the partnership coincides with International Women's Day, which
is being celebrated under the UN Women and United Nations' theme of
"DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.
With its partnership with Connected Women, GCash aims to bring the
entrepreneurial spirit of freelancing to its users, through a community of
strong, empowered, and like-minded women. The Connected Women platform is now
accessible through the Earn Money feature in the GCash app. Join the community
and learn how to earn from home.
“Women are often referred to as the ‘ilaw
ng tahanan’, something that many families rely on. Unfortunately millions of
women are forced to leave the country in search of jobs and better
opportunities which is why we at GCash are incredibly excited to share this
opportunity with every Filipina, empowering them to support their family
without having to say goodbye,” says GCash chief commercial officer Ren-Ren
Reyes.
“We are thrilled to partner with GCash to
empower more Filipino women in the freelance economy. This aligns perfectly
with GCash’s mission to promote financial inclusion and innovation, and we look
forward to working together to unlock the full potential of the gig economy for
women in the Philippines,” says Gina Romero, Co-founder of Connected Women.
In line with the UN's Sustainable
Development Goals, GCash aims to be an organization that supports a more
diverse, inclusive and gender-balanced society by providing equal opportunity.
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About GCash
GCash (G-Xchange, Inc.) is
the #1 Finance App in the Philippines. Through the GCash App, 76M registered
users can easily purchase prepaid airtime; pay bills at over 1,600 partner
billers nationwide; send and receive money anywhere in the Philippines, even to
other bank accounts; purchase from over 5.2M partner merchants and social
sellers; and get access to savings, credit, loans, insurance and invest money,
and so much more, all at the convenience of their smartphones. GCash is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.), the first
and only duacorn in the Philippines.
GCash is a
staunch supporter of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
particularly UN SDGs 5,8,10, and 13, which focus on safety & security,
financial inclusion, diversity, equity and inclusion as well as taking urgent
action to combat climate change and its impacts, respectively.
