{"id":777038667,"date":"2026-03-03T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038667"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:53:26","slug":"digiplus-chairman-acquires-additional-1-4-stake-in-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/digiplus-chairman-acquires-additional-1-4-stake-in-company","title":{"rendered":"DigiPlus chairman acquires additional 1.4% stake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The announcement comes as the group expands its platforms in the Philippine market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- DigiPlus Interactive Corp<\/strong> chairman Eusebio<\/strong> Tanco<\/strong> has acquired 1.4 per cent <\/strong>of the company\u2019s issued and outstanding shares, according to a statement released by the group on Monday, March 2<\/strong>. Tanco reportedly purchased nearly 63.12m additional shares in the latest transaction, a move the group says reflects strong confidence in DigiPlus\u2019 growth strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanco said: \u201cI firmly believe in our ability to capture the significant opportunities ahead and deliver enduring value to our shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement comes as the group expands its platforms in the Philippine market amid growing regulatory scrutiny and potential limits on legal online gaming. In its last financial update, published in November 2025<\/strong>, the company reported a 59 per cent decline<\/strong> in net income for 3Q25 to PHP1.71bn<\/strong> (US$29.1m). Revenue fell 23 per cent to PHP19.05bn<\/strong> (US$325m), while EBITDA dropped 55 per cent to PHP2bn<\/strong> (US$34.1m). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DigiPlus said at the time that the declines were due to \u201ctemporary disruptions in player activity and transaction volumes\u201d following an August mandate from the Philippines central bank, BSP requiring e-wallet providers to remove in-app access to licensed gaming platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, DigiPlus received approval<\/a> from International Entertainment\u2019s shareholders<\/strong> to acquire HK$1.6bn <\/strong>(US$204.6m) of the company\u2019s convertible notes. The deal would make DigiPlus the largest and controlling shareholder of the Hong Kong-listed operator.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The announcement comes as the group expands its platforms in the Philippine market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777013377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"DigiPlus Interactive Corp's chairman, Eusebio Tanco, increased his stake by 1.4%, signaling confidence amidst the company's Philippine market expansion and recent financial downturns. This move follows a significant 3Q25 net income decline attributed to a BSP mandate impacting e-wallet access for gaming. Concurrently, DigiPlus secured shareholder approval to acquire HK$1.6bn in convertible notes from International Entertainment, positioning it as the controlling shareholder of the Hong Kong-listed operator.","focusai_entities":"DigiPlus Interactive Corp, Eusebio Tanco, International Entertainment, BSP","focusai_location":"Philippines, Hong Kong","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"BSP Mandate Impact?","query":"What specific operational and financial adjustments has DigiPlus implemented to mitigate the ongoing impact of the BSP mandate on e-wallet access and player transaction volumes?"},{"label":"International Entertainment Synergy?","query":"What are the projected synergies and strategic rationale behind DigiPlus's acquisition of a controlling stake in International Entertainment, particularly concerning market expansion and vertical integration?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[24370,24619,225],"class_list":["post-777038667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-digiplus","tag-finance","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777038667"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038676,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038667\/revisions\/777038676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777013377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}