RCBC, SSS roll out MySSS Card to expand digital access for Filipinos

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RIZAL Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), through its award-winning and the Philippines’ first multilingual financial inclusion app DiskarTech, has taken the lead as the first bank to mark a landmark partnership with the Social Security System (SSS) for the launch of the MySSS Card.

NEW CARD Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) partners with the Social Security System (SSS) for the launch of the MySSS Card. PHOTO FROM RCBC

The strategic partnership between RCBC and SSS aims to bring digital financial access to millions of Filipinos, particularly SSS members and pensioners. At the core of the initiative is the MySSS Card, a dual-purpose innovation that functions both as a valid government ID and a fully operational savings account. The MySSS card simplifies benefits disbursement, enables seamless withdrawals, bill payments, and transfers, and provides secure access to inclusive financial services for communities in both urban and remote areas.

RCBC, as the pioneering bank to kick off this game-changing initiative, formalized the partnership with SSS in a signing ceremony spearheaded by RCBC Chairman Helen Yuchengco-Dee, President and CEO Reggie Cariaso, and Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer Lito Villanueva. Representing SSS were President and CEO Robert Joseph de Claro, Executive Vice President Elvira Alcantara-Resale, Vice President Joy Villacorta, along with Commissioners Victor Alfonso Limlingan and Roy Padiernos.

Marking a significant step in public-private collaboration, the two institutions continue to cultivate a shared vision to make financial services more accessible, inclusive and empowering, especially for underbanked and underserved communities.

Executive Vice President Villanueva underscored that the dual-purpose card symbolizes the fruitful relationship between the bank and the government institution.

“RCBC and SSS have strengthened their shared commitment to make financial inclusion services accessible to all Filipinos. This card further realizes this vision and makes digital finance more accessible and appealing to underserved Filipino pensioners and social security members,” Villanueva said.

FINANCIAL INCLUSIVITY From left are Lito Villanueva, RCBC Executive Vice President and Chief Innovations and Inclusion Officer; Reggie Cariaso, RCBC President and CEO; Helen Yuchengco-Dee, RCBC Chairman; SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph de Claro; SSS EVP Elvira Alcantara-Resale; and SSS VP Joy Villacorta during the RCBC-SSS MOA Signing at the RCBC Plaza Hexagon Lounge last Aug. 28, 2025. PHOTO FROM RCBC

This latest initiative builds on RCBC and SSS’s long-standing partnership to expand access to financial services, including past collaborations on digital literacy for underbanked communities. DiskarTech has twice been named SSS’s “Best Disbursement Partner.”

Launched as a calibrated response to the lack of diverse, accessible and inclusive digital payment channels and low financial inclusion rates, RCBC DiskarTech grew from a basic digital banking service to a full suite of services, which includes withdrawals, deposits, remittances, bills payments, loan application and disbursement, phone credits loading, QR powered commercial payments and a high-interest savings product.

Reggie Cariaso, president and CEO of RCBC, stressed the importance of public and private sector partnerships.

“The MySSS card underlines how crucial cooperation between the government and business sector is in order to digitally empower all Filipinos. We must continue to leverage on each other’s strengths and competencies to bring about greater financial inclusion in our country. MySSS card is another step toward this shared vision, and we are happy to join hands with the SSS in this new endeavor,” Cariaso shared.

SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph de Claro said this strategic partnership with RCBC marks a significant milestone in SSS’ commitment to enhancing the lives of Filipino workers.

“Through this dual-purpose card card, we are transforming how benefits are accessed and managed, making financial services more inclusive, convenient and secure for our members nationwide,” de Claro noted.

He added that SSS and RCBC are advancing digital financial inclusion and ensuring that every Filipino, whether in bustling cities or remote communities, can enjoy seamless access to their social security benefits and more empowering financial opportunities.