# Coins.ph

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/coins-ph
> research date 2026-05-31 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Coins.ph — official](https://coins.ph/)

## Overview

**Coins.ph** is **Philippine mobile wallet + crypto exchange + Mastercard prepaid card** + **Wei Zhou + Runar Petursson Coins.ph founders 2014** + **one of Philippines' oldest digital wallet + crypto exchanges** + **~18M+ Filipino users** <sup>[1][1], [Philippines report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PH)</sup>.

## History

**2014 — Coins.ph founded by Wei Zhou + Runar Petursson as Philippine mobile wallet + crypto exchange** distinctive Philippine digital wallet + crypto heritage.

**Jan 2019 — Gojek/GoTo Group acquires Coins.ph for ~$95M+**.

**May 2024 — Wei Zhou + Runar Petursson re-acquire Coins.ph back from Gojek/GoTo Group**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Coins.ph** (Philippine mobile wallet + crypto exchange; Wei Zhou + Runar Petursson founders re-acquired May 2024).

**Major shareholders**: **Wei Zhou + Runar Petursson Coins.ph founders re-acquired post-May 2024**.

**Regulators**: **BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas**.

## Technical integration

Coins.ph mobile app (iOS + Android; ~18M+ Filipino users) + coins.ph online + Coins.ph Mastercard prepaid card; PH IBAN + InstaPay + PESONet + QR Ph + crypto: Bitcoin BTC + Ethereum ETH + USDT + USDC + 100+ cryptocurrencies.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Philippine banking + digital bank + payments competitors**: [BDO Unibank (Philippines)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bdo-unibank) (BDO Unibank; PSE: BDO; Philippines' largest commercial bank by assets) + [Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bpi-philippines) (BPI Bank of the Philippine Islands; PSE: BPI; Asia's oldest commercial bank since 1851) + [Metrobank (Philippines)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/metrobank-philippines) (Metrobank; PSE: MBT; George Ty family) + [Land Bank of the Philippines](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/land-bank-philippines) (Land Bank of the Philippines; Philippine state-owned commercial bank) + [PNB Philippine National Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pnb-philippines) (PNB Philippine National Bank; PSE: PNB; Lucio Tan family Philippine conglomerate parent) + [Security Bank Philippines](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/security-bank-philippines) (Security Bank; PSE: SECB; MUFG Bank Japanese parent ~20% strategic shareholder) + [UnionBank of the Philippines](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/unionbank-philippines) (UnionBank of the Philippines; PSE: UBP; Aboitiz family Philippine conglomerate parent) + [GCash](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gcash) (GCash; Globe Telecom + Ant Group JV Philippine mobile wallet; ~94M+ Filipino users; Philippines' largest mobile wallet) + [Maya / PayMaya](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/maya) (Maya formerly PayMaya; Voyager Innovations Philippine mobile wallet + digital bank; ~50M+ Filipino users) + [Tonik Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tonik) (Tonik Bank; Philippine digital bank; first SE Asia neobank) + [GoTyme Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gotyme) (GoTyme Bank; Gokongwei family + Tyme JV Philippine digital bank).

**Regulators**: BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

## Status

**Active, Philippine mobile wallet + crypto exchange + Mastercard prepaid card + Wei Zhou + Runar Petursson Coins.ph founders re-acquired May 2024 post-Gojek/GoTo divestment + one of Philippines' oldest digital wallet + crypto exchanges + ~18M+ Filipino users** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://coins.ph/ "Coins.ph — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins.ph "Coins.ph — Wikipedia"
[ph-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PH

- [1] [Coins.ph — official][1]
- [2] [Coins.ph — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Philippines report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PH)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/PH-philippines.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [coins-ph.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/coins-ph). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.