UNO Digital Bank to have its own Mastercard Debit card
UNO Digital Bank and Mastercard announced their partnership for the former to have its own digital and physical Debit Mastercard cards in the country.
These Mastercard debit cards allow customers to pay...
First Shoshin, Bixie partner to deliver e-platform solutions and financial empowerment for Filipino women
First Shoshin Solutions Inc. (FSSI), founded by ex-congresswoman Sally Ponce-Enrile, recently partnered with Bixie, Asia's leading female finance platform, to empower Filipino women to become financially independent.
Bixie provides an AI-powered finance...
Kaspersky: 72% in SEA encountered at least one cyberthreat vs e-payment platforms
Kaspersky released new research that notably discovered almost three in four (72%) have personally encountered at least one type of threat against e-payment platforms in Southeast Asia (SEA).
Titled "Mapping a secure...
BSP-licensed UNObank Inc rebrands to UNO Digital Bank
UNObank, a digital bank licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, recently rebranded itself as UNO Digital Bank ahead of its intended launch in Q2, 2022.
The new name still sticks with...
Raunak Mehta is now insurtech firm Igloo’s Co-Founder & CEO
Regional insurance technology firm, Igloo, announced the promotion of Raunak Mehta as its new Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will work alongside the co-founder of Igloo, Wei Zhu, who is...
GCash, BPI enhances accessibility to retail investments, financial services
GCash announced a partnership with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to further expand its retail offerings and provide customers with more opportunities to grow their funds.
This is in line...
Mambu: 77% MSMEs unable to secure business funding due to stringent lending criteria, arduous processes
Mambu, a cloud banking platform (SaaS), revealed in its new report that 77% of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines have been unable to secure funding on at...
SEA Finhealth platform Gigacover continues robust growth in the Philippines
Gigacover, Southeast Asia's financial health platform, recently announced its 100-day milestone in the Philippines. Since last December's market entry into the country, the team registered an overall growth of 180%, focusing...
Tokocrypto partnered with BRI Ventures to launch Tokocrypto Sembrani Blockchain Accelerator
Tokocrypto, Indonesia's top most trusted crypto-asset digital exchange, partnered with BRI Ventures to launch an initiative called Tokocrypto Sembrani Blockchain Accelerator (TSBA).
With this collaboration, the program aimed to help emerging blockchain...
BSP adds PayMaya, Novi as Virtual Asset Service Providers
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently included PayMaya and Facebook's Novi on Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) list. This means they are authorized to offer services or activities to transfer or...
BillEase closes Series B investment round with over USD11 Million
The leading card-free Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform in the Philippines, BillEase, have finally completed their Series B investment round with USD 11 million in fresh equity. The investment round was...
PayPal reportedly developing its own Stablecoin
PayPal is looking for ways to develop its own Stablecoin, Bloomberg confirmed.
It was first discovered by developer Steve Moser, who found references to "PayPal Coin" in PayPal's iOS app.
Upon inquiring, Bloomberg...
SEC: possible Ponzi scheme in investing to Cryptostakers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advised the public to be careful in investing in Cryptostakers, amid the entity luring in public to invest in it with a promise of 8%...
ASEAN Fintech Group acquires PH e-payment provider JazzyPay
ASEAN Fintech Group (AFG), a venture corporation specializing in accelerating fintech adoption through accretive value, acquired the Philippines' leading digital payments provider JazzyPay Inc, valued at USD1.8 million.
By acquiring JazzyPay Inc,...
AXS, SLP tokens now available in Coins.ph
Coins.ph recently announced that it now holds Axie Infinity tokens, AXS and SLP, on its platform. This means Axie Infinity users can buy, sell, and store their AXS and SLP on...
BPI brings new all-in housing loan solution for aspiring homeowners
BPI has finally brought a new practical solution for Filipinos to own their dream homes. The bank's announcement of an all-in financing housing loan payment solution makes homeownership more obtainable for...
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TECNO finally releases POVA 3 in the Philippines!
TECNO Philippines finally released the third model for its POVA lineup, the TECNO POVA 3!
As anticipated, this new smartphone packs more power compared to...
