Refocus is now available in the Philippines PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Course mentors in Refocus give feedback on the output of students, making sure that particular needs are addressed Are you looking for ways to learn new skills in this digital era? Edtech company, Refocus, is now here in the...
Etaily, a fast-growing Philippines-based e-commerce-enabling startup, has closed a US$4.3 million seed extension round, an addition to its initial $1.6 million funding round held in Q2 2021. Etaily, a fast-growing Philippine-based e-commerce-enabling startup, has closed a US$4.3 million seed...
VMware, Inc. a leading innovator in enterprise software, has appointed Paul Simos as Vice-President and Managing Director for Southeast Asia and Korea and Sachin Shridhar as Leader for Strategic Pursuits Practice in the Asia Pacific and Japan. As more businesses in the region are rapidly adapting...
Smart, together with the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), is modernizing agriculture through the Digital Farmers Program or DFP. The ladderized capacity-building program aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the internet and different mobile technologies...
As the e-commerce industry rapidly grows, so do the avenues and opportunities for digital MSMEs to stand out. With this need to adapt quickly, Shopee recently held its Shopee Seller Operations Excellence Awards to recognize sellers who performed exceptionally during Shopee’s mega sales and...
Have you ever heard of ‘financial stress?’ According to experts, this condition refers to that state of anxiety or emotional tension related to money, debt, and expenses. Money, in fact, is one of the most universal sources of stress. Financial stress has been found as one of the main concerns...
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) is widely-known to have been trailblazing many firsts in the country since it began operations forty years ago. UnionBank has always been among the first to embrace technological innovations to empower its customers into the future of banking....
The Philippine banking industry was not spared from the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Banks incurred major losses due to the economic slump caused by the lockdown from suffering loan defaults, to interest rate cuts, and deficits, among others. Despite these, the banking sector remained...
The pandemic has drastically changed the way of life for most people all over the world. In the Philippines, the steady increase in safety and health measures resulted in a radical adoption of e-commerce, and subsequently, online and digital banking. In many ways, the Filipino community is largely...
If the country intends to become more resilient to disasters, a serious improvement in its energy sectors is required, according to a consumer advocacy group. (Manila Bulletin file photo) This much needed boost would also help the Philippines recover from the pandemic, and take the country to a new...
Electronic wallets are now a multi- trillion peso business for players PayMaya and GCash, thanks to the pandemic which forced Filipinos to go cashless. All of a sudden, in the last two years, digital payments and e-commerce boomed as previously unbanked Filipinos became e-wallet users for...
Staying true to its vision to become a progressive partner in nation-building and its mission to improve the quality of life of Filipinos, St. Peter Life Plan, Inc. collaborated with the enterprise arm of Globe Telecom to kickstart its digital journey. Globe Business and St. Peter — the...
