For many students and parents in Cebu, paying school-related fees has long involved more than a simple transaction. Travelling to campus, waiting in long queues at the cashier, and making multiple trips for different requirements often consume valuable time and money, especially for working parents and guardians managing busy schedules.
Recognising these everyday challenges, Cebu-based Asian College of Technology (ACT) has partnered with GCash to make school payments more accessible and convenient. The collaboration gives students and families several digital options to settle tuition and other school-related fees without relying solely on traditional in-person methods.
Through GCash Bills Pay, students and parents can pay tuition, school supplies, books and other fees anytime and anywhere using the GCash app. This removes the need to visit the campus solely for payment purposes and allows transactions to be completed from home or any location with internet access.
On campus, Scan to Pay enables students to make cashless payments directly using their mobile phones. The feature is designed to reduce queues at payment counters and make transactions faster and more seamless during busy periods such as enrolment or fee collection days.
Together, these tools address common pain points faced by Cebuano students and families. They reduce the need to travel to campus, cut down waiting times, and eliminate the inconvenience of multiple trips just to complete routine school transactions.
Tania Padilla, Head of Visayas & Mindanao Regional Business Unit of G-Xchange, Inc., the mobile wallet operator of GCash, highlighted the alignment with ACT’s identity. “When you send your children to a school that has ‘technology’ in its name, you actually follow through with that promise of being able to provide them with the latest technology. With this partnership, we’re extending that commitment beyond the classroom by helping ACT make school fee payments faster, more convenient, and more secure for both students and families,” she said.
Beyond immediate payment convenience, the partnership also expands options for managing tuition costs through Study Now, Pay Later. Offered by Fuse Financing, the lending arm of GCash, the programme provides an alternative for students and families who may find it difficult to settle fees in full at once. It gives greater flexibility in handling education expenses when immediate payment presents a financial challenge.
The collaboration goes further than simply adding new payment channels. It reflects a shared effort by ACT and GCash to make everyday transactions more responsive to the practical needs of local communities. By bringing digital payment and financing solutions closer to students and families, the initiative supports ACT’s move toward a more digitally enabled campus while helping make education-related transactions more efficient and inclusive.
As more educational institutions in the Philippines adopt digital-first operations, partnerships of this kind show how financial technology can address real challenges in education. These range from reducing the time spent on payment processes to giving families more control and flexibility in managing school expenses.
For ACT, the move reinforces its positioning as a technology-focused institution that extends modern solutions beyond the classroom and into the practical aspects of student life. For GCash, it strengthens its presence in the education sector by offering tools that directly respond to the daily realities of students and parents in Cebu and the wider Visayas and Mindanao regions.
The combination of Bills Pay, Scan to Pay and Study Now, Pay Later creates a more complete set of options. Students and families can choose the method that best suits their situation whether paying instantly from anywhere, settling fees quickly on campus without cash, or spreading the cost when needed.
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In a region where travel time, work schedules and cash-flow constraints often complicate school payments, the partnership aims to remove unnecessary friction. It allows families to focus more on education itself rather than the logistics of paying for it.
Further information about the available payment and financing options is available through the GCash app.
By integrating these digital solutions, Asian College of Technology and GCash are working to make school fee payments simpler, faster and more flexible for the communities they serve.
