Lending
Agoda Now Offers BillEase’s BNPL Payment Option for Filipino Travelers
BillEase, a consumer finance app offering BNPL, is now available as a payment option on online travel platform Agoda to give Filipino travelers more flexibility to pay in installments without a credit card. This integration is enabled by Alipay+, a
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LF Lending Services Modernizes Credit Scoring Process With FinScore’s Alternative Telco Data
Manila-based LF Lending Services is on the verge of digital transformation, starting with the integration of telco data into existing credit decisioning models. Unique insights from telco data allow LF Lending to predict repayment behaviors with improved speed and accuracy.
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Fintech Salmon Gets a Boost From Finscore’s Telco Data-Based Credit Scoring
Fintech startup Salmon has selected Philippines-based alternative credit scoring provider FinScore to offer flexible financing terms and generous loan amounts to merchants as well as the ability to defer shopping bills over several monthly installments to buyers. Powered by FinScore’s
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BNPL Firm Mocasa Innovates Lending Space With Finscore’s Telco-Based Credit Scores
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Mocasa has tapped alternative credit scoring company FinScore to engineer bespoke credit scoring models that mitigate risk while its expanding market reach. Now in its second year of business, Mocasa is doubling down on
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Earned Wage Access Firm Advance Raises US$16M to Push Vietnam Expansion
Filipino earned wage access startup Advance announced that it has raised US$16 million in a Pre-Series A funding and expanded its operations to Vietnam through the acquisition of BravoHr, a platform that provides digital solutions for employee engagement, benefits, and
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Mobilewalla LendBetter: The Future of Lending for New-To-Credit Prospects
Financial inclusion and credit access are essential for driving economic growth and improving livelihoods in numerous emerging markets, including South Asia. However, extending credit to underbanked and unbanked populations comes with inherent risks, especially when dealing with new-to-credit customers who
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GCash’s Loan Disbursements Reached PHP 50 Billion in 2022
Philippines’ mobile wallet GCash reports that its loan disbursements had reached PHP 50 billion in 2022 though its GCredit offering. GCash credited the growth of its loan book to its credit affiliate Fuse Lending, a consumer and business lending marketplace.
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Investree Philippines Taps Provenir for AI-Powered SME Financing
Philippines’ crowdfunding platform Investree will integrate Provenir’s data, decisioning and AI capabilities to provide accessible and inclusive financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Provenir’s platform provides Investree Philippines with the capability to access, evaluate, and process a wide range
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BillEase Partners With iPay88 to Accelerate BNPL Acceptance for Merchants
BNPL and consumer finance app BillEase has partnered with Malaysian payment gateway provider iPay88 to provide merchants with flexible payment options for their customers. This is made possible through BillEase’s easy-to-implement integration stack which enables enterprises to grow their businesses
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HitPay Ties up With BillEase to Enable BNPL Payment Option for SMEs
HitPay, a Singapore-based payment platform for SMEs, has partnered with Filipino BNPL and consumer finance app BillEase to offer local businesses card-free installment payment option to their customers at checkout. Through BillEase, online and offline retailers can offer shoppers three
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