GCash to suspend access to gaming via GLife on Saturday, August 16, 2025

Mobile wallet GCash has announced that it would suspend access to gaming via GLife on Saturday, August 16, at 8 p.m.

In an advisory, GCash said users may withdraw their funds from their gaming account back to their GCash wallet through GLife only until Saturday, August 16, at 8 p.m.

"After this, users who have remaining funds can only access this directly through the gaming merchant website," GCash said.

"We share the commitment of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in maintaining a safe, secure, and responsible digital environment for all," it said.

GCash said it would fully comply with the BSP's Memorandum No. M-2025-029, mandating the suspension of in-app gaming access in mobile payment apps and websites in BSP-supervised institutions (BSIs).

The e-wallet said it supported the adoption of stronger safeguards on online gaming and will continue to work with regulators and industry partners to protect the financial health of Filipinos.

The BSP on Thursday said it has ordered e-wallets to take down icons and links of online gambling platforms within 48 hours.

BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan made the announcement during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement, saying that the directive was given within the day.

By Sunday, he said, e-wallets should be disconnected from online gaming platforms.

“The Monetary Board of the [BSP] has approved our policy that we asked... we ordered, directed the BSP supervising institutions to take down and remove all icons and links redirecting to gambling sites,” Tangonan said. –NB, GMA Integrated News