Palawan Group Partners with eTap for Smoother Cash-Ins

“We are true to our vision and mission to help upgrade the lives of our countrymen. This partnership comes at a very opportune time since most Filipinos have transitioned to using digital wallets as their mode of payments. With this, we would like to thank you, Sir Percy and the eTap team. We look forward to more collaborations with you.” ~Lisa Lou Castro-Sabado, Chief Business Development Officer

The Palawan Group of Companies has forged several partnerships that have allowed them to become closer to the masses

The Palawan Group of Companies, the Philippines' most trusted name in money remittance (Palawan Express Padala) and pawning services (Palawan Pawnshop), has formed a collaborative partnership with eTap, which provides self-service payment machines and kiosks via their digital wallet, PalawanPay. The partnership benefits PalawanPay's sukis by allowing them to conveniently cash in their accounts at any of eTap's over 2,777 kiosks nationwide.

From left to right: Palawan’s Head of B2B Group, Miss Baldemor; Head of Innovation, JC Medina; Chief Business Development Officer, Lisa Lou Castro-Sabado; eTap’s CEO, Percy Hernandez; President, Marlon Portugal; COO, Jana Cruzado; and Chief Strategy Officer, Juan Miguel Hernandez.

Representing the Palawan Group of Companies during the signing of the agreement were Chief Business Development Officer, Lisa Lou Castro-Sabado; Head of B2B Group, Missy Baldemor; and Head of Innovation, JC Medina. Also present were eTap Chief Executive Officer, Percy Hernandez; President, Marlon Portugal; Chief Strategy Officer, Juan Miguel Hernandez; Business Development Senior Manager, Ernie Eusebio; and COO Jana Cruzado.

“It is an honor for us to partner with the Palawan Group. We’ve actually been talking to others about other concepts, but Palawan has shown so much interest and that is why we are here. I look forward to our continued collaboration in the coming years, as we work together to enhance both of our services and achieve mutual growth.” ~Percy Hernandez, eTap’s CEO

This year, the Palawan Group of Companies formed several partnerships that have brought them closer to the people. With the addition of eTap, their products and services are now more accessible to the Filipino people. As a result, more people will be aware of the PalawanPay app and eTap kiosks' services and features, allowing more users to easily send and receive money from anywhere in the Philippines. This win-win situation demonstrates the Palawan Group of Companies' commitment to providing "mura, mabilis, at walang kuskos balungos" service to Filipinos nationwide.

ABOUT PALAWAN GROUP OF COMPANIES:

The Palawan Group of Companies is composed of products and services such as Palawan Pawnshop, Palawan Express Pera Padala, Palawan ProtekTODO, Palawan Credit, and PalawanPay. A brand trusted by Filipinos for 38 years, PGC  is one of the fastest-growing financial institutions in the country.  With its strength in remittance and pawning services, the company is the market leader in the industry and has over 60,000 branches, Pera Padala outlets, and PalawanPay Money Shops nationwide.

Palawan Group of Companies offers pawnbroking services, domestic and international remittances, microinsurance, bills payment, electronic mobile phone loading, cash-in of e-wallets, money exchange, ATM withdrawal, and cash disbursements.

Palawan Group of Companies introduced PalawanPay, an e-wallet app that lets you send and receive remittances anytime, anywhere. PalawanPay app is the company’s latest digital solution for faster, safer, and easier transactions and gives users access to other financial services such as bills payment, e-cellphone load top-ups,  and scan-to-pay QRPH codes. The app now features integrated functionality for pawn renewal and claiming of international remittances.

Palawan Pawnshop, Palawan Express Pera Padala, and PalawanPay are supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. For more information, go to Palawan Pawnshop and PalawanPay Websites.