Fintech News Philippines
TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK
20 Top Emerging Digital Finance Players to Watch in the Philippines
Though in the Philippines fintech is still in the infancy stage, adoption of digital financial services is on the rise.
Read More
Australian BNPL Firm Zip Drives Expansion in South East Asia With Investment in TendoPay
Australian Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company Zip Co has furthered its global expansion, announcing a strategic investment in TendoPay,
Read More
PayMaya Emerges as the First Fintech to Integrate the QR Ph Payment Option
PayMaya, a mobile wallet under the purview of PLDT, has become the first fintech company to adopt QR Ph for
Read More
PBCOM Leverages Temenos’ Cloud Solution to Offer Digital-First Banking Services
Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM) has gone live with Temenos Transact, a core banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, to offer digital-first
Read More
Latvian Fintech VIA SMS Enters Philippines Market Through Investment in VAMO.ph
Latvian fintech VIA SMS Group continues to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific by investing in the development of consumer lending
Read More
Filipino Businesses Increase Investment in Digital Experiences, Customer Analytics
Businesses in the Philippines are investing in user-friendly digital experiences and improving customer analytics as they perceive customer experience and
Read More
Neobank Tonik Taps PESONet to Secure Digital Payments
Philippines neobank Tonik announced that it has tied up with PESONet to enable safe and secure electronic fund transfers to
Read More
CIMB Philippines Signed on Close to 4 Million Customers Within 2 Years of Launch
CIMB Bank Philippines announced that it has accumulated over 40 international awards and has signed up close to 4 million
Read More
FICO Survey Indicates Growing Awareness of Identity Theft Among Filipinos
FICO, a global analytics software firm, did a recent survey on identity proofing and digital banking which showed that identity
Read More
Uploan Secures US$ 15 Million in Debt Facility From UK’s Lendable
Uploan, a Philippines-based provider of salary linked financial services, has raised a senior secured loan of up to US$ 15
Read More
Ayannah Partners RCBC to Make Financial Inclusion Push
Ayannah a Filipino fintech startup that provides affordable and accessible digital financial services will be providing its open banking and
Read More
AirAsia Offers Digital Payment Option With GCash E-Wallet
AirAsia announced its partnership with GCash to provide its guests with a fast and convenient option to pay for their
Read More
State-Owned OFBank Clinches Philippines’ First Digital Banking License
Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK), has digital only bank
Read More
BSP Highlights Role of Digital Banks as Key Financial Inclusion Enabler
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) considers the digital banking framework as a key building block in promoting financial inclusion.
Read More
CIMB Philippines to Power GCash’s Digital Micro-Lending Facility, GCredit
Mobile money wallet GCash is transitioning from a micro-lending innovation to being a full digital lending facility through the GCredit
Read More
UnionBank to Enable Digital Payments for the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) for
Read More
Neobank Tonik Officially Kicks off in the Philippines
Southeast Asian digital-only bank Tonik has launched as the first neobank in the Philippines. Tonik is supervised by the Bangko
Read More
Philippines and UK Inked MoU for Fintech and Green Finance Cooperation
Several Philippines agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the British Embassy of Manila for the country’s participation
Read More
Fintech Alliance.ph Urges the Public to Be on High Alert Due to Rising Cybercrimes
Members of Fintech Alliance.ph issued a joint statement strongly urging the public, industry stakeholders, and the government to join hands
Read More
JazzyPay and UnionBank Rolls Out Cashless Payment Solutions for SMEs
Online payment gateway JazzyPay has teamed up with Union Bank of the Philippines to provide cashless payment solutions for SMEs
Read More
FICO Survey Reveals Filipinos’ Rising Preference for Digital Banking Channels
A recent survey by global analytics software firm FICO has revealed that 56 percent of Filipino consumers prefer to use
Read More
Experian Teams up With FinScore for Alternative Data Scoring in the Philippines
Experian, a consumer financial data service provider, has partnered with FinScore, an alternative credit scoring provider, to help financial institutions
Read More
How to Build a Digital Bank That’ll Actually Serve the Underserved
With many regulators in the Southeast Asian region making their moves towards digital banks, it’s not hard to see why
Read More
A Glance at the Philippines’ Open Banking Strategy
Open banking is at the core of enabling innovation within the financial sector, while the private sector often rolls out
Read More
Philippines Securities Commission Unveils Online Payment Portal
The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched its online payment system for companies to pay their registration fees. The
Read More
BSP Ramps up Efforts for Digital Payments Ecosystem; Appoints New Deputy Governor
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has established the Payments and Currency Management Sector (PCMS) which is tasked to manage
Read More
Xendit Partners BillEase to Offer BNPL for Filipino Merchants
Indonesian payment gateway Xendit and FDFC, the fintech company behind the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) app BillEase, announced the
Read More
Education Financing Startup ErudiFi Raises US$5 Million in Series A Funding Round
ErudiFi, a tech-enabled company providing access to affordable education financing in Southeast Asia, announced the close of a US$5 million
Read More
Tyme Secures US$110 Million Funding, Eyes Virtual Banking License in the Philippines
Tyme, a multi-country digital banking group headquartered in Singapore, announced its US$110 million Series B capital raise, bringing foreign investment
Read More
Cashalo Claims Users’ Accounts Not Compromised Despite Data Breach
Online lending platform Cashalo announced that it had discovered a potential data breach but reassured its users that no customer
Read More
RCBC’s DiskarTech App Disburses Social Security Loan Proceeds and Benefits
Members of the Social Security System (SSS) nationwide can now get their SSS benefits and loans proceeds through Rizal Commercial
Read More