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According to the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), there are over 18,000 cooperatives around the country whom 11.6 million Filipinos depend on for financial support, especially during critical times. As the majority of them continue to recover from the impact of the pandemic, Globe Business aims to help them get back on track immediately and prepare for the future through the power of digital solutions.

Prosperna announced the launch of their FREE lifetime eCommerce plan to help Philippine MSMEs accelerate and grow their business online.

Digital payments continue to see increased adoption throughout the Philippines as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The credit card arm of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) is banking on big data analytics to drive its business despite the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Final Pitch, the Philippines’s first and only business reality TV show, is set to premiere its seventh season on CNN Philippines starting October 24, and will air every Sunday at 9:00 pm with replays every Tuesday at 8:00 pm and Saturday at 5:30 pm.

There is no doubt that the global pandemic has accelerated digital transformation, changing our day-to-day lives. Due to current events, the digital shift that was supposed to take years happened in a blink of an eye – putting the spotlight on businesses and how they make an effort to innovate their products and services.

Digital payments continue to gain momentum in the Southeast Asian region, with a 70% year-on-year growth in respondents who say e-wallet is their preferred way to pay. In the Philippines, more people opt to use cashless payment methods for its convenience, safety, and benefits, recording a 133% growth in consumers who prefer e-wallets. With continuous usage of mobile wallets, it is expected to peak at 75.5 million users in a span of five years. With Southeast Asia showing a promising future in terms of digital payments, ShopeePay continues to expand its services and network of partner merchants to serve the Filipino community.

Not even an extended lockdown can stop Filipinos from starting early on the holiday cheer. With Christmas-themed decorations and lights already popping up in homes and public spaces, it’s clear that Pinoys will find ways to keep traditions alive.

Amazon Global Selling held its inaugural 2021 Amazon Expo – Seller Boot Camp to further introduce MSMEs to cross-border e-commerce and how Amazon global infrastructure and resources can empower them to develop a global business. The Boot Camp was jointly participated by a wide range of service providers who can support MSMEs on their different stages of going global. Amazon Global Selling also shared insights on the e-commerce landscape and prospects in the Philippines. According to the survey released by Amazon Global Selling, the Philippines has the highest percentage of domestic e-commerce sellers (70.02%) compared to other ASEAN countries—underlying untapped opportunities for Filipino MSMEs to explore cross-border opportunities.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) annually recognizes outstanding young entrepreneurs in their chosen fields through the PCCI Injap Sia Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Awards. This is PCCI’s way of rolling the red carpet to select entrepreneurs for their innovative contributions to the industry that help generate jobs and develop new markets.

Company VP & SEA regional head Miguel Warren talks about the gig economy in the PH and how the company plays a key role in empowering freelancers and entrepreneurs

F(DEV), the premier corporate-led venture builder in the Philippines, marks its first anniversary by launching its new venture portfolio targeting big gaps in the market with technology-driven business models.

How digital-ready are you? Companies from all industries and of all sizes are making extra efforts to transition into Digital.It’s helping businesses source new leads, drive e-commerce, and nurture offline customers who have gone online. But while Digital can be a great leveler for businesses, the transition isn’t easy. When you aren’t ready to do it all yourself, you need partners. Partners to help you with marketing, fulfillment, logistics. Your choice. Because once you come online, expectations from customers are high. But how and where do you find the right partners? Join us on our next Truelogic DX webinar titled: Digital Partnerships: Finding the Right Ones, and learn how Ardent World, Inc. – the company behind rising FMCG beauty brands Gluta-C and Moringa-O2 – is navigating Digital with the help of strategic partnerships. This webinar, which is happening on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 2PM PHT, will feature Nico Share, Ardent World Brand Manager, who is handling the company’s digital initiatives. Nico will speak to Truelogic Managing Partner Bernard San Juan III to cast light on how you can activate your digital marketing and e-commerce capabilities with the right partners. They will also delve on topics such as channel competition, distribution and fulfillment – and be there to answer your questions. We hope you can join us! Please visit https://link.truelogic.com.ph/3Azk95m to register and get your own personal invitation to our Zoom webinar.

In the Philippines, the unprecedented mass migration of organizations’ IT infrastructure to cloud and digital systems in the past year has compressed years of planned digital transformation into a matter of months – or even weeks. While this agility is impressive, the addition of countless new devices, networks and applications to organizations’ IT ecosystems within a short period of time has increased businesses’ vulnerability to threat actors, who now have more avenues to exploit. The need for Zero Trust Security – which emphasizes a “never trust, always verify” approach through continuous assessment of user access privileges for individual resources – has thus become crucial, especially with greater adoption of cloud-based technologies. To learn more about how organizations in the region are approaching Zero Trust Security today, and in a post-pandemic world where hybrid working becomes a norm, leading independent identity provider Okta surveyed 400 security leaders in Asia Pacific, including 20 in the Philippines, as part of a study – The State of Zero Trust Security in Asia Pacific 2021.

Leaders from the fast-moving consumer goods industry discussed the exciting infrastructural development and unique Mindanao consumer behavior that keeps the region moving forward during the second installment of the Davao Investment Conference 2021 Innovation Series, “The Potential of the Mindanao Market,” which took place virtually on October 13, Wednesday.

It was in the year 1990 when Juvencio “Ven” D. Dizon pushed on his desire to offer cost-effective and high-quality healthcare products — and the birth of Vendiz Pharmaceuticals Inc. Its business formula is simple: Combine human resources with the ever-evolving healthcare technology.

Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank), the official digital bank of the Philippine government, raised a total of US$203,200 or P10.285 million from the recently held Retail Dollar Bonds (RDB) offering of the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).

A subsidiary of One Entrep Club (OEC), a livelihood and franchising company in the Philippines, Hermes Pharmacia is a new generics medicine distribution and retail player in the country that aims to service the underprivileged to access affordable and quality drugs and health information for every Filipinos.