Blockchain
Venom Ventures Fund Commits a $5 Million Strategic Investment in the Everscale Blockchain
Venom Ventures Fund, a Web3 and blockchain innovation fund managed by Abu Dhabi-based investment fund manager Iceberg Capital Limited, has announced a strategic partnership with Everscale, a premier blockchain that aims to solve the scalability issues bogging down the Web3
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Direct Agent 5 Secures Crypto, E-Money and EPFS Licenses From BSP
Direct Agent 5 (DA5), a provider of remittance and forex services, has secured three licenses from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Among them are approvals to operate as a Non-Bank Electronic Money Issuer (EMI), Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP),
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UnionBank Expands Its Partnership With Hex Trust to Enter The Sandbox Metaverse
Union Bank of Philippines (UnionBank) announced its entrance into the The Sandbox metaverse, a decentralised gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, by leveraging Hex Trust’s digital asset custody services. Since March 2021, Hex Trust has been a
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The Philippines Is Poised to Become Number One Global Blockchain Hub
The Philippines has the potential to become the number one blockchain hub, according to the newly formed Blockchain Council of the Philippines. The archipelago is home to several blockchain startups and amongst the highest internet and NFT penetration rate of a digital
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Philippines: Web3 Is Where the Future’s at for Filipinos
Many are familiar with the term Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), but how about the Metaverse Filipino Workers (MFW)? Instead of going outside the country, they work in the metaverse without having to leave their homes. That’s where the Philippines is
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UnionBank’s Crypto Services Pilot Goes Live on METACO’s Harmonize
Digital asset technology provider METACO announced that UnionBank has gone live on its flagship platform to pilot the launch of crypto services for its clients. UnionBank leverages Harmonize, METACO’s digital asset custody and orchestration platform, as a fully managed service
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I-Remit Taps Ripple’s Liquidity Solution for Same-Day Settlements Globally
I-Remit, a non-bank remittance service provider in the Philippines, will leverage Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution to improve its cross-border treasury flows. As a partner of Ripple since 2018, I-Remit is an early adopter of ODL and has been using
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Gcash Partners Roxe to Provide Affordable Blockchain-Based Cross Border Payments
Blockchain infrastructure company Roxe announced that it has partnered with G-Xchange’s GCash to enable affordable cross-border payments. The partnership connects GCash to Roxe’s blockchain-based payment network, where users from around the world can send funds to GCash’s customers. Roxe says
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Coins.ph and OK Remit to Enable Low-Cost Remittances From Japan to the Philippines
Coins.ph, a Philippines’ digital wallet provider and crypto exchange platform, and Asian Net, a money transfer company in Japan operating under the brand name of OK Remit, have jointly launched the On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) service on RippleNet to enable instant,
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PDS Group Launches Blockchain-Based Digital Bond With STACS as Its Tech Partner
The Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDS Group) announced the launch of a fully digitally native bond, issued on a distributed ledger technology (DLT) network powered by Hashstacs (STACS), a Singapore-headquartered fintech firm. The digital bond was issued by the
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