Support groups in the Philippines blame GCash, the country’s most popular payment app with 90M+ active users, for a rise in gambling addiction in the country (Patrick Kho/Rest of World)

Patrick Kho / Rest of World:
Support groups in the Philippines blame GCash, the country's most popular payment app with 90M+ active users, for a rise in gambling addiction in the country  —  The GCash app is ubiquitous in the Philippines, and is being blamed for rising gambling addiction in the country, particularly among women.