Maya is rolling out digital payment options for the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), enabling more than six million non-resident Filipinos and their families to access and pay for government services electronically.
Under the partnership, overseas Filipinos will be able to settle CFO fees using cards, QR payments and digital wallets through Maya’s platform.
CFO said the initiative is part of its broader push to modernize operations and expand cashless transactions across its services, while reducing friction for Filipinos abroad who need to transact with the agency.
“More than six million non-resident Filipinos around the world belong to the Commission’s constituency. Through our programs and services, we seek to help them maintain strong ties with the Philippines and encourage their continued participation in national development,” CFO Secretary Dante “Klink” Ang II said.
Ang said the partnership is not only aimed at improving payment convenience but also at strengthening engagement with Filipinos overseas.
“This partnership with Maya will help us make our services more efficient, accessible and convenient while opening opportunities to further engage non-resident Filipinos as partners in national development. Beyond payments, we see potential to explore other ways of helping Filipinos overseas strengthen their economic ties with the country,” he added.
The CFO serves non-resident Filipinos, including permanent migrants, dual citizens, Filipino spouses and partners of foreign nationals, and their descendants.
The partnership expands May’s role in public sector digitalization as it provides payment infrastructure to government agencies and institutions.
“By supporting the CFO’s digitalization efforts, we are helping make transactions simpler and more convenient for Filipinos overseas and their families. This supports the government’s ease of doing business agenda while connecting people to digital financial tools that can improve financial health,” Maya Group president and Maya Bank co-founder Shailesh Baidwan said.
Maya has been expanding services targeting overseas Filipinos and their families, including rebates on ATM withdrawals and InstaPay transfers, as well as cashback on mobile load purchases.
