In January 2016, the service was rebranded as PayMaya and, in the first quarter of the same year, reached the milestone of having processed $1 billion worth of transactions.[5] PayMaya reached 44 million registered users by the end of 2021.[6]
In April 2022, PLDT and Smart Communications, the two companies controlling PayMaya's parent company, Voyager Innovations, announced that PayMaya would be overhauled and renamed Maya, coinciding with the launch of Maya Bank. The said rebranding came to fruition on May 2, 2022.[7]
Maya Wallet, powered by Maya Philippines, Inc. and commonly still referred to as PayMaya, allows money transfers between Maya users; send money to other local banks; pay recurring bills; purchase mobile and gaming prepaid credits; pay offline merchants by scanning unique QR codes; checkout from online stores using virtual or physical cards; and get insurance coverage for e-commerce purchases, personal health, and mobile devices.[8]
Although most of the transactions processed by Maya Wallet are generally in fiat currency, it also lets users buy, sell, and soon send and receive cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano and Uniswap in its Crypto section.[9]
As of June 2022, Maya Wallet reached 50 million registered users,[10] making it the second most-used e-wallet service in the Philippines, only behind GCash. As of 2022, there were an estimated 58 million active e-wallet users in the Philippines, with this number expected to grow to 81 million by 2025.[citation needed]
Maya Savings, powered by Maya Bank, Inc., offers retail customers savings with an interest rate of 4.5 percent per annum. During its launch, Maya Savings gave an introductory interest rate of 6 percent per annum to early-bird registrants.[11] When Liza Soberano who previously endorsed GCash was announced to be the newest celebrity endorser of Maya in February 2023, a promotional interest rate of 10% per annum was offered to qualified Maya Savings account holders.[12]
In October 2022, Maya Bank, Inc. announced that it had 1 million registered customers and reached PHP10 billion deposits in just five months after its launch, positioning itself as the fastest-growing digital bank in the Philippines.[13] It further cemented its place as the Philippines' # 1 Digital Bank when it announced hauling a deposit base of P25 billion from 2.3 million clients in August 2023. Maya holds a 61% market share of deposits, a 71% share of depositors, and a 46% share of deposit balances among the six digital banks operating in the country as of the first quarter of 2023.[14]
Maya Bank offers three types of loans under the umbrella of Maya Loans: Pay in 4, Flexi Loan, and Personal Loan. From April 2022 to June 2023, Maya Bank has lent more than P10 billion to its customers, making it one of the most active digital lenders in the Philippines.[14]
In 2021, PayMaya earned two awards from The Payment Association, namely, Leading Emerging Payments Organization Award and Most Innovative Mobile or Financial Service Payments Solution on the merits of PayMaya's commercial success and e-wallet offerings to retail consumers.[21][22]
PayMaya Negosyo and PayMaya's in-app KYC process were recognized as Best in Future of Digital Innovations and Best in Future of Intelligence, correspondingly, at the 2021 Future Enterprise Awards, presented by global market intelligence provider International Data Corporation. PayMaya's QR payments feature, on the other hand, was recognized as Best QR Payment at the 2021 Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments, organized by London-based global analyst firm Juniper Research.[23]
Maya Bank was among the 415 banks that Forbes ranked in 2023 based on a global survey of 48,000 customers. The criteria included digital and customer services, financial advice, and user trust. Nine other Filipino banks made it to the list, including CIMB Bank Philippines, Philippine National Bank, and Bank of the Philippine Islands.[27] The following year, in 2024, Maya was once again recognized by Forbes as one of the best banks based on a survey of 49,000 customers.[28]
In August 2023, Maya Bank was also selected as the Best Digital Bank for Southeast Asia at the World Digital Bank (WDB) Awards. It was praised for its recent improvements and ranked as the eighth best global bank by The Digital Banker, the organizer of the WDB Awards. Maya joined other leading digital banks such as Starling Bank, Kokoabank and Revolut.[29]
Maya was recognized by the National Privacy Commission at the 2022 Privacy Awareness Week Awards for its efforts to build a secure financial ecosystem that caters to retail and enterprise customers. The two awards that it got were the Privacy Initiative of the Year for its #FraudPatrol campaign and Privacy Management of the Year for Maya Bank's data privacy practices.[30]
Aman (Ranvir Shorey) and Divya (Neha Dhupia) are a married couple leading a middle-class life in Delhi. Aman works for a real estate company while Divya works in a media company. Aman is fed up of being middle-class and wants to become rich and live in luxury. Therefore, he often cheats his company to make quick money. In one such deal, he borrows money from Raghuveer (Devendra Chowhan) and invests that money to book a plot of land to build a home for himself and Divya, but his boss (Sandeep Narula) gets to know of Aman cheating the company and sacks him from the job.
Reza Noorani of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Although it's a well made crime thriller, there are a few loose ends which could have been tied up well. The effect is that the end leaves you wanting more."[6]
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2.2 Affiliates refers to any person or entity controlled by or under common control with another person. For purposes of the Terms, any of the entities under the MVP Group of Companies, including but not limited to PayMaya Philippines, Inc., PLDT, Inc., Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Smart Communications, Inc., The Manila Electric Company, Maynilad Water Services, Inc., Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, and MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., shall be considered as Affiliates of Maya Bank.
2.7 Maya Savings refers to a deposit product offered by Maya Bank, Inc. in the Maya app where customers are able to make deposits and withdrawals at any time and without penalty through the available channels. Interest earned is computed based on the average daily balance (ADB) of the account.
3.1 You may open and maintain Accounts subject to our sole discretion, upon your compliance and our verification of the requirements, in accordance with the BSP onboarding and due diligence requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:
5.4 Maya Bank reserves the right to modify, suspend, stop, or terminate any of its services immediately upon notice, at any time and from time to time, within applicable laws and regulations of the Philippines.
Pursuant to the IRR of the AMLA, you shall also authorize Maya Bank to maintain and safely store all records of all transactions involving your Account for five (5) years from the dates of these transactions. With respect to closed accounts, we shall also preserve and safely store the records on customer identification, account files, and business correspondence for at least five (5) years from the dates when they were closed.
5.7 We will attempt to process transactions promptly, but any transaction may be delayed or cancelled for a number of reasons including but not limited to: our efforts to verify your identity; to validate your transaction instructions; to contact you; due to variations in business hours and currency availability; availability of the system which may be affected by service disruptions or system maintenance; or otherwise to comply with applicable laws, rules, or regulations.
5.8 We may, in our absolute discretion, refuse or cancel transactions or services if: (a) Maya Bank is unable to verify your identity; (b) Maya Bank is unable to verify the identity of the recipient; (c) you do not comply with information requests pursuant to Clause 5.6; or (d) Maya Bank reasonably believes you are using its facilities, or allowing it to be used, in breach of these T&C or any applicable laws, rules, or regulations.
5.9 If we have executed the transaction in accordance with the instructions you have provided to us, and that the instructions prove to have been incorrect, we are not liable for the incorrect execution of the transaction. We will, however, make reasonable efforts to recover the funds. We may charge you a reasonable fee, reflective of our efforts, to do so. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, no adjustment will be made for any currency fluctuations which may have occurred between the time you pay us the transaction amount and the time of credit.
5.10 Maya Bank shall have the right to automatically suspend or block the transaction or any Account in the event that Maya Bank has reason to believe that the transaction or the account may be illegal or used for fraudulent or suspicious businesses or by an unauthorized person. Maya Bank may, but shall not have the obligation to, inform you prior to suspending or blocking the transaction pursuant to this clause. You acknowledge the authority of Maya Bank to suspend or block the transaction and the closure of the Account and accordingly, you shall hold Maya Bank free and harmless against any and all consequences of such suspension or blocking, or any loss or damage which you may suffer as a result thereof.
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