2021 was another memorable year. Organisations that built remote processes in response to the pandemic have spent the past year…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has rolled out an updated National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) 2022-2028. The NSFI…
The Union Bank of the Philippines has become the first commercial bank in the country to be part of the…
The Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) announced that it has raised more than US$50 million in funding led by Tiger…
Philippines’ digital bank Tonik announced that it closed a US$131 million Series B equity funding round led by Japan’s Mizuho…
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has witnessed a five-digit growth in both transaction volume and value through its digital platforms…
Plentina, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) startup for emerging markets, has partnered Southeast Asian e-retailer ZALORA to offer its…
Qwikcilver, a subsidiary of Pine Labs and provider of end-to-end gifting solutions, has partnered with Philippine Airlines (PAL) for its…
The banking industry is in the midst of a period of intense transformation in Southeast Asia, and indeed the world,…
GrowSari, a Philippines’ B2B e-commerce platform serving micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), has secured US$45 million in a Series…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued guidelines on the settlement of electronic payments under the National Retail Payment…
As more users adopt them, fully digital payment methods like e-wallets are becoming increasingly vulnerable: fraud can creep in before…
CIMB Philippines announced that it has collaborated with Zoloz, an eKYC technology provider, to further strengthen its digital banking services.…
The Union Bank of the Philippines has selected METACO, a provider of security-critical software and infrastructure to the digital asset…
Philippines’ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform BillEase announced that it has closed its Series B funding round with US$…
Digital banking has been displacing many branch interactions in the move towards digital. As consumers increasingly engage with their banks…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted Investree Philippines a permanent license to operate as a crowdfunding platform following…
Philippines’ neobank Tonik announced that it is has built on Google Cloud’s advanced platform to deliver its financial services in just…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has formally launched the Open Finance Framework, which aims to promote collaborative partnerships and…
Failing to prevent criminal fraud makes it harder to address other threat sources that can potentially cause chargebacks. If you’ve…