DigiPlus bullish on H2 recovery following e-wallet delinking

Online gaming giant DigiPlus Interactive Corp. is confident of achieving "full recovery" by the second half of the year after experiencing a hiccup last year due to the government-sanctioned delinking of e-wallet services from online gambling platforms.

“The delinking actually happened in mid-August [2025]. We saw a steady recovery over the last six months. We have increased our engagement with our long-term high-value users. Because we follow the same business logic, substantial revenue comes from a group of these high-value long-term users. So again, we're still in the recovery stage,” DigiPlus president Andy Tsui told reporters at a media roundtable in Taguig City on Wednesday.

In August 2026, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered e-wallets to take down icons and links of online gambling platforms in the apps as the government sought to curb operations of the sector due to the alleged addiction of many Filipinos.

“We probably see, I would say, full recovery more towards maybe third or fourth quarter of this year,” Tsui said.

He added that DigiPlus expanded its payment channels and introduced new games to keep patrons on its platform.

Notably, he said that over 50% of its users have migrated to the company's proprietary platform, with the number expected to rise. 

DigiPlus also partnered with payment platforms like Bayad Center, which boasts around 800 outlets across the country. 

“So we're just providing more options to the players. Besides that, the online payment. So we added Bayad Center last year to make it more convenient for players to deposit money. So there's no change even after the delinking,” Tsui said.

In 2025, DigiPlus saw a relatively flat net income of P12.5 billion amid a slowdown in the second half of last year due to the government-ordered e-wallet delinking.

The company’s revenues stood at P84.2 billion, up 12% from P75.2 billion in 2024.

Tsui said that the company’s revenues could have ranged between P90 billion and P100 billion if not for the e-wallets delinking.

Amid the ongoing economic uncertainty due to the Middle East crisis, Tsui said that DigiPlus is on a “wait-and-see” mode as far as its business outlook is concerned.

In a separate statement, DigiPlus expressed support for the ongoing development of a new, comprehensive regulatory framework designed to elevate digital entertainment industry standards across the country.

“As the Senate and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) strengthen their oversight, DigiPlus is part of the technical working group tasked with drafting legislation aimed at improving consumer protection and industry transparency,” the company said. —VAL, GMA Integrated News