{"id":75306,"date":"2026-09-25T07:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T23:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=75306"},"modified":"2026-09-24T18:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:51","slug":"maya-enables-online-payments-for-ritm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2026\/09\/25\/maya-enables-online-payments-for-ritm\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya enables online payments for RITM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maya, a financial services platform in the Philippines, is enabling more convenient online payments for the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), starting with fees for its National External Quality Assessment Scheme (NEQAS).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The service is being provided by Maya Business through Maya Business Manager, its unified platform for businesses of all sizes. For RITM, it will support online payments and simplify collections. Maya is the Philippines\u2019 top acquirer for merchant transactions and the only omnichannel acquirer of scale, while Maya Bank is the country\u2019s largest digital bank.<\/p>\n

Since August 26, participating laboratories can complete their NEQAS payments online, reducing the need for in-person transactions for institutions across the country.\u00a0The service benefits over 6,000\u00a0laboratories\u00a0participating\u00a0in RITM\u2019s quality-assurance programs nationwide.<\/p>\n

RITM\u00a0is the Department of Health\u2019s main research arm for the prevention and control of infectious and tropical diseases, providing laboratory, clinical, research and training services nationwide.<\/p>\n

NEQAS evaluates the quality and reliability of laboratory testing. Participation in applicable external quality assessment programs is\u00a0required\u00a0when laboratories secure or renew their Department of Health (DOH) License to Operate.<\/p>\n

Easier payments can help laboratories meet their requirements with fewer manual steps and less time spent traveling or waiting at payment counters. Stronger participation in quality-assurance programs also supports more reliable laboratory services for patients and communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cRITM\u00a0works with laboratories and healthcare professionals from across the Philippines, so it is important that our services are accessible and our processes are efficient,\u201d\u00a0said Atty. Ana Liza Hombrado-Duran, MD, FPPS, MMHOA, MMPHA, Director IV of RITM.\u00a0\u201cEnabling online payments for NEQAS is a practical step toward making transactions more convenient for participating institutions and strengthening the delivery of our programs nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through Maya Business, RITM\u00a0can accept payments digitally while improving payment tracking and reconciliation. Maya\u2019s broader payment acceptance platform supports online and in-person payments through QR, e-wallets, bank transfers, and debit and credit cards.<\/p>\n

The NEQAS implementation also provides a starting point for RITM\u00a0to expand digital payment options across more programs and services.<\/p>\n

\u201cEssential public services should be easier to access and complete,\u201d said\u00a0Peter Thaddeus Cruz, Enterprise Head at Maya.\u00a0\u201cBy enabling online payments for RITM, we are helping laboratories complete important requirements with fewer steps and less reliance on cash or in-person transactions. Over time, the same approach can make more public health services simpler and more convenient for institutions, healthcare professionals and patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

The initiative adds to Maya\u2019s work with government institutions to modernize collections and improve the public\u2019s experience of transacting with government. More\u00a0digital\u00a0payment options can help agencies reduce queues, simplify processes and serve communities more conveniently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The service is being provided by Maya Business through Maya Business Manager, its unified platform for businesses of all sizes. For RITM, it will support online payments and simplify collections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":75307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[413,3704,7376],"class_list":["post-75306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-banking","tag-financing","tag-maya"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75308,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75306\/revisions\/75308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}