Grab Shakes Up Philippines with Game-Changing Crypto Payments Rollout

Ride-hailing giant Grab just dropped a financial grenade in Southeast Asia—now you can pay for your jeepney ride in Bitcoin.

The Philippines becomes Grab's crypto guinea pig as traditional finance scrambles to keep up. Because nothing says 'financial inclusion' like volatile digital assets buying your pancit canton.

No more fumbling with cash or card declines—just scan and go with Web3 wallets. Early adopters get fee discounts (because crypto always needs incentives to behave like real money).

Meanwhile, Manila's street vendors are reportedly upgrading from calculators to Ledgers. When your taho vendor starts quoting ETH gas fees, you'll know we've reached peak adoption.

Grab, Southeast Asia’s largest ride-sharing app, has introduced a new feature allowing Filipino users to top up their GrabPay wallets with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC, and USDT. After launching the service in Singapore in 2024, Grab partnered with payment provider Triple-A and local exchange PDAX to bring this to the Philippines, a nation of 112 million. This MOVE promotes financial inclusion by offering more flexible, digital-first payment options to users across the country