Virgilio Lorenzo Jr

Globe, GoTyme sign data-sharing deal vs financial cybercrimes

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Benise Balaoing

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Globe and digital bank GoTyme have signed a data-sharing agreement to help prevent digital scams and other financial cybercrimes.</p><p>In a statement, the telco giant said that under the data-sharing agreement, Globe may share with GoTyme information about mobile numbers potentially used by fraudsters, including names, addresses, and contact details.</p><p>Without such an agreement, law enforcement or courts would need a warrant or subpoena to get information about a suspected scammer. This process usually takes months.</p><p>Globe said this comes after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the National Privacy Commission, urged financial institutions and telcos to work together against fraud.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/2/6/globe-blocks-more-than-3-000-links-to-child-porn-1255" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Globe blocks more than 3,000 links to child porn</a></div><p>&quot;We at GoTyme Bank provide not just a simple and beautiful banking experience but also secure and safe service,&quot; said chief information security officer Albert Dela Cruz. &quot;This DSA with Globe augments the bank&#x27;s cybersecurity systems and measures to protect customers from cyber criminals and fraudsters,” he added.</p><p>The number of scam calls and messages in the Philippines grew by 200 percent during the first eight months of 2024 compared to last year, anti-scam app Whoscall said in September.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/9/11/scam-calls-messages-in-ph-up-200-pct-from-jan-august-1952" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scam calls, messages in PH up by 200 pct in 2024</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2024/12/17/bangko-sentral-warns-vs-text-hijacking-1530" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bangko Sentral warns vs &#x27;text hijacking&#x27;</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQlN0-5QJtI?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNewsautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Globe and GoTyme have signed a data-sharing agreement to help prevent digital scams and other financial cybercrimes.</p>

Globe and GoTyme have signed a data-sharing agreement to help prevent digital scams and other financial cybercrimes.