August 31, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The Social Safety System (SSS) has partnered with Union Financial institution of the Philippines (UnionBank) to launch the MySSS Card, a 2-in-1 identification and fee answer aimed toward making authorities providers extra accessible and environment friendly for tens of millions of members.
The brand new product, developed with Visa, doubles as an official SSS-issued useful ID and a UnionBank-powered debit card. It builds on the success of an earlier collaboration that has distributed a whole bunch of 1000’s of playing cards since its rollout in October 2022.
“This partnership marks a serious step ahead in making authorities providers extra accessible and environment friendly for our members,” SSS president and CEO Robert Joseph de Claro mentioned. “The MySSS Card empowers our members with a safe and handy approach to obtain their advantages, whereas additionally serving as an official SSS-recognized ID.”
By means of the MySSS Card, members can immediately obtain advantages, loans, and refunds right into a UnionBank financial savings account. The cardboard could also be utilized for on-line by the UnionBank app and can be utilized for worldwide Visa transactions, digital funds, and cellular banking.”
UnionBank president and CEO Ana Maria Aboitiz- Delgado mentioned the partnership expands SSS members’ entry to monetary providers, significantly these with PhilSys ID.
“This new product will enable SSS members with Philsys ID to get a MySSS card, broadening the eligible base to over 40 million Filipinos,” she mentioned. “We’re proud to be companions on this initiative that enhances monetary inclusion.”
The initiative targets digitally inclined and unbanked Filipinos who want sooner, safer and less complicated methods to entry authorities advantages.
The SSS and UnionBank have but to announce the official launch date of the MySSS Card.
