GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. has launched a partnership with Wendy鈥檚 Philippines to allow its customers to use a QR-based mobile payment technology at its restaurants.
鈥淕lobe Fintech Innovations, Inc, (Mynt) which operates GCash, the Philippines鈥 largest mobile wallet, recently announced that the GCash QR-based mobile payment technology is now available in all Wendy鈥檚 stores nationwide,鈥 the telco company said in a statement on Tuesday.
It added that customers with a smartphone may start using the payment option in all stores of the burger chain through the Scan to Pay feature of the GCash mobile application.
鈥淸W]e are happy to announce that customers can now use their GCash to pay at any Wendy鈥檚 branch in the country. This will make their dining experience more convenient,鈥 GCash Chief Executive Officer Albert O. Tinio was quoted in the statement as saying.
To pay using the mobile wallet, it said the customer may use the smartphone鈥檚 camera to scan the QR code at any Wendy鈥檚 store.
鈥淲e are always trying to innovate to make our customers鈥 dining experience more convenient. This partnership with GCash is a good step to that direction since customers can now pay using their GCash via the Scan-to-Pay technology,鈥 Walter Mariner, Wendy鈥檚 Philippines Operations Director, said in the statement.
Globe saw its attributable net income reach P4.7 billion in the first quarter, 27% higher than in the same period last year, driven by higher earnings.
Shares in Globe climbed P22 or 1.21% to close at P1,835 apiece on Tuesday. 鈥 Denise A. Valdez
