The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has partnered with Maya to launch new cashless payments across its frontline operations.

The two entities recently signed a memorandum of agreement to embed a secure online gateway for payments across the digital platforms of the CFO.

This integration aims to reduce long processing queues and eliminate geographic friction for crucial government clearances.

The digital framework will allow users to settle agency fees using credit cards, debit cards, quick response codes, and digital wallets.

Chairperson Dante Ang II stated that the technological shift aligns with national priorities to optimise state services.

Ang added that the partnership will make agency operations more efficient and achieve the vision of concluding transactions digitally.

The initiative directly supports more than six million non resident Filipinos who regularly rely on global state services.

Stakeholders include permanent emigrants, dual citizens, foreign naturalised citizens, and overseas Filipino descendants.

Maya Enterprise Head Peter Thaddeus Cruz pledged continuous technological updates to maintain global transaction reliability.

Undersecretary Arlene Borja noted that the modernised framework ensures state services remain fully accessible and secure for all users.

The agency operates under the Office of the President to preserve the cultural and economic ties of permanent overseas residents.

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