BusinessTuesday, October 20, 20261 min read

Ant-backed Mynt, which runs mobile wallet app GCash, rose as much as 2.4% in Manila after raising $841M in the Philippines' largest-ever IPO, valuing it at ~$7B (Kimberley Kao/Wall Street Journal)

By Techmeme · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Briefing:** Ant-backed Mynt, the mobile wallet app GCash, saw a significant rise of up to 2.4% in Manila following the company's successful $841M IPO in the Philippines, valuing it at approximately $7 billion. This is the largest-ever IPO in the country's history.

Key points

**Briefing:** - Ant-backed Mynt, the mobile wallet app GCash, saw a significant rise of…: **Briefing:** - Ant-backed Mynt, the mobile wallet app GCash, saw a significant rise of up to 2.4% in Manila following the company's successful $841M IPO in the Philippines, valuing it at approximately $7 billion.
This is the largest-ever IPO in the country's history.: This is the largest-ever IPO in the country's history.

Sources checked by our analysis pipeline: 1

Jason Hiner / The Deep View: |

Cloudflare: |

Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal: |

Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |

Bloomberg: |

Ellen DiMauro / Semafor: |

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: |

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: |

MiniMax: |

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |

Reuters: |

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |

Wall Street Journal: |

Kimberley Kao / Wall Street Journal: |

ProPublica: |

Engineering at Meta: |

John Koetsier / Forbes: |

Eric Newcomer / Newcomer: |

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |

Dan Mangan / CNBC: |

The Information: |

Alex Konrad / Upstarts Media: |

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:00 AM ET, October 20, 2026.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: |

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |

Raphael Satter / Reuters: |

Bloomberg: |

Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros / SemiAnalysis: |

Maddy Varner / Wired: |

Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |

Kai Nicol-Schwarz / CNBC: |

Original source: www.techmeme.com

Amazon pledges to spend €16B+ in Germany in 2027 on AWS and AI data centers, its Leo satellite program, Prime Video media production, and a Berlin robotics lab (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)
Amazon plans to invest €16 billion in Germany in 2027 across various initiatives, including AWS and AI data centers, the Leo satellite program, Prime Video media production, and a Berlin robotics lab. This expansion underscores Amazon's continued growth and expansion into Europe, particularly focusing on the German market.
1 min read
Why are some food prices up and others down? Here are the stories of 5 items
Ground beef and eggs have seen significant price fluctuations due to various factors including weather and financial pressures, as well as changes in the industry. The Trump administration has implemented measures to lower ground beef prices, but has faced resistance from U.S. ranchers, while the avian flu outbreak has affected the supply of eggs. These price changes have impacted consumers, leading to a mixed market situation.
6 min read
Public to be able to decorate trees at Botanic Gardens as part of Gardens-A-Glow initiative
The Singapore Botanic Gardens will welcome the public to decorate trees as part of the Gardens-A-Glow initiative, a festive event from December 5 to January 3, 2027. Free decorating sessions will be available from November 14 to November 29, and registrations can be made by October 30. Reusable, recycled, or upcycled decorations are encouraged, and after the event, the trees will be planted in parks and green spaces across Singapore.
1 min read

Ant-backed Mynt, which runs mobile wallet app GCash, rose as much as 2.4% in Manila after raising $841M in the Philippines' largest-ever IPO, valuing it at ~$7B (Kimberley Kao/Wall Street Journal)

In short

Key points

More in Business