MAYA, one of the country’s leading digital financial platforms owned by telecommunications giant PLDT Inc., posted a solid profit in the first half of 2025, according to chairman Manuel Pangilinan.
“Well, they’re doing very well. They’re showing good profitability for the first half,” Pangilinan said in a recent interview
“They showed the June numbers already,” he said.
Pangilinan, however, did not share the exact figures.
PLDT also confirmed it was exploring a possible increase in its stake in Maya, although discussions were still in the early stages.
“We’re very excited. That’s really very preliminary,” Pangilinan said, when asked about talks with global investment firm KKR.
KKR reportedly appointed Goldman Sachs for the sale of its significant minority stake in Maya Bank.
Meanwhile, Pangilinan said the platform’s exposure to online gambling is not that significant.
“They do have some gaming revenues, but they said it’s not very large. At least less than a tenth of the revenues,” he said.
Another executive said the figure was something like 10 percent to 20 percent. “So, it’s not a major contributor to the revenue or to the gross transaction value.”
The government is looking at regulating online gambling and limiting the use of digital payment platforms for online gambling and imposing a daily cap on fund transfers for bettors.
Amid talks of regulating online gambling, Pangilinan also noted that the management of Maya would put in place new safeguard measures to manage online gambling-related risks.
Maya’s performance has attracted investor interest amid a broader push by its parent company to expand across digital and traditional sectors.
Maya said it also continued to strengthen its position as the top digital bank in the Philippines by deposit balance, ending the quarter with P43.6 billion in total deposits—or about double that of the next largest digital bank.
Pangilinan said there were plans for an initial public offering for Maya, at least for the next two years.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “Maya posted solid profit in first half of 2025”
