Posts From Fintech News Philippines
Why Risk-Averse Southeast Asian Banks Should Embrace a ‘Multicore’ Approach
The banking industry is in the midst of a period of intense transformation in Southeast Asia, and indeed the world, driven in part by the pandemic, but also influenced heavily by changing consumer demand and fast-moving technological innovation. Predicting the
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B2B Platform GrowSari Bags US$45 Million in Ongoing Series C Fundraise From KKR
GrowSari, a Philippines’ B2B e-commerce platform serving micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), has secured US$45 million in a Series C funding round from global investment firm KKR. According to GrowSari, the ongoing Series C round is significantly oversubscribed as
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BSP Issues New Guidelines on E-Payments Settlements
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued guidelines on the settlement of electronic payments under the National Retail Payment System (NRPS) Framework. The settlement guidelines provide the responsibilities and minimum requirements to be adhered to by BSP-supervised financial institutions
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CIMB Philippines Selects Zoloz’s eKYC Solution for Frictionless Onboarding
CIMB Philippines announced that it has collaborated with Zoloz, an eKYC technology provider, to further strengthen its digital banking services. The bank will leverage Zoloz’s eKYC solution for frictionless user onboarding and enhanced payment experience, making financial services more accessible
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UnionBank Picks METACO and IBM to Set Up Its Digital Asset Custody Operations
The Union Bank of the Philippines has selected METACO, a provider of security-critical software and infrastructure to the digital asset ecosystem, to implement its digital asset management services. The bank will leverage METACO Harmonize which is its digital asset orchestration
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Philippines’ BNPL Platform BillEase Closes US$11 Million Series B
Philippines’ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform BillEase announced that it has closed its Series B funding round with US$ 11 million in fresh equity. The round was led by BurdaPrincipal Investments, the growth capital arm of German media and
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SEC Greenlights Investree Philippines for Permanent Crowdfunding License
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted Investree Philippines a permanent license to operate as a crowdfunding platform following a review of the company’s operations since the issuance of its provisional license in January 2021. Investree Philippines is a
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Tonik Taps Google Cloud to Build its Digital Bank
Philippines’ neobank Tonik announced that it is has built on Google Cloud’s advanced platform to deliver its financial services in just 10 months. The bank had leveraged Google Cloud’s expertise in scalable infrastructure, application programming interface (API) management, machine learning (ML)
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Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas Launches Open Finance Framework
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has formally launched the Open Finance Framework, which aims to promote collaborative partnerships and digital transformation as key enablers towards economic resilience and financial inclusion. Open Finance is the extension of data sharing principles,
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ASEAN Fintech Group Expands Into the Philippines With Acquisition of Jazzypay
ASEAN Fintech Group (“AFG” or the “Group”), a venture corporation that specializes in accelerating fintech adoption through accretive value has acquired JazzyPay Inc valued at US$1.8m. JazzyPay is a digital payments provider that allows businesses of various sizes and types
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