The country’s all-in-one currency platform Maya was recognized at the 19th Philippine Quill Awards Gala for its transformative initiatives that enable employees, consumers, businesses and governments to thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The award is presented by the International Association of Business Communicators of the Philippines (IABC-Philippines), a prestigious awards body that recognizes strategic and outstanding projects, events and materials in business communications.
Maya because of its name safe job, This enables employees to thrive during the height of the pandemic in 2021, driving the company’s significant growth as it transitions from PayMaya to Maya. These initiatives are:
- Discover new ways to work in a better normal with SAFEwork events: The program enables employees to practice safe work while enjoying more flexible work arrangements that enable agility and innovation.
- Promote SAFEwork on any device, anytime, anywhere with the SAFEwork Brochure: An employee guide to promoting Maya’s safe work and health protocols.
In addition, Maya received a Merit Award I’m PayMaya City Hall, A series of signature events foster open and bold dialogue among leaders, teams and employees during the company’s high growth period in 2021.
Maya received 4 Merit Awards for her efforts to enable Filipinos to adopt a digital and cashless lifestyle:
- PayMaya: Unlocking the digital lives of Filipinos through a superior fintech experience: A consumer campaign that promotes top applications in use cases that provide better digital customer experiences.
- PayMaya: Online Payment Gateway for Philippine MSMEs: An initiative to bring innovative payment acceptance solutions closer to merchants.
- LEAD program: PayMaya supports LGU in building digital-first communities: A public affairs initiative that enables government agencies to adopt digital payments and payment tools to improve the ease of doing business.
- PayMaya’s Flash Donation Drive: Using fintech to give back to healthcare frontliners: A corporate social responsibility effort to encourage the purchase of in-app digital loads through PayMaya for matching donations to provide meals to medical professionals during the COVID-19 surge.
“These recognitions are a testament to our commitment to improving the lives of consumers, merchants, governments, communities and our employees. At the heart of Maya is our commitment to bringing game-changing fintech innovation to help more people,” said Nick Bautista Wilwayco, director of public affairs and communications at Maya.
Maya’s award-winning initiatives have helped drive the company’s rapid and robust growth. In April, PayMaya changed its name to Maya and launched a new all-in-one money app for consumers that seamlessly integrates wallet functionality and cryptocurrency with Maya Bank-backed savings and credit. As of the end of June, Maya had 50 million registered users on its consumer platform. More than 650,000 customers opened accounts three months after Maya Save launched, making it the fastest-growing digital banking service in the country.
Its Mayan Centre is the country’s most extensive network of digital financial services brokers, serving local clients through its more than 65,000 touchpoints. Meanwhile, on the enterprise side, Maya Business is the largest fully integrated payment service processor in the Philippines. It now offers digital banking services such as business deposits, payroll management solutions and credit products powered by Maya Bank.
