They are the first of many who personify the new direction art is taking By Jubal Gallaga The Negros Season of Culture (NSC) is an initiative to showcase the artistry of Negros Occidental. A province in the central Philippines, Negros Occidental has produced an incredible amount of artists that...
The global pandemic has significantly changed the way retailers promote and sell their products. With more Filipinos using digital platforms and transitioning to cashless transactions, businesses need to quickly adapt in order to gain and maintain customer loyalty. As the Philippine...
Indonesian financial technology firm Xendit, which aspires to be the Philippines' digital financial highway, raised a total of US $88 million funds after its latest US$64.6 million Series B round to expand its regional business. Overall, Xendit has processed over 65 million transactions with US$6.5...
Greenergy Holdings Inc., the listed firm of businessman Antonio Tiu, continues to beef up its fintech portfolio with the acquisition of 51 percent of ABS-CBN Corporation’s U-Pay Digital Technologies Inc. for P54 million. The move is part of Greenergy's bold ambition and pivot towards digital...
Google collaborates with local poets and animators to promote internet etiquette and online safety Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas In general, the internet and social media offer a lot of features that benefit users. From connecting people and providing...
WEEKEND READ: Cartellino’s dynamic duo on a mission to make art more accessible When it was officially launched in the middle of the ongoing pandemic, Cartellino supplied a rather important need —art that is accessible and affordable. Helmed by two ambitious young art enthusiasts, Tanya...
Globe’s recently acquired professional and managed services arm, Cascadeo, won Managed Services Provider (MSP) of the Year at the Channel Partner Insight Innovation Awards 2020. “Whether it's in the US or in the Philippines, Cascadeo sets the benchmark that today's best services are powered...
New bank applicants that are proposing to operate business models that looked like digital banks will be approved as digital banks, according to a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) memo released on Tuesday clarifying the new circular on the establishment of digital banks. BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi...
FYA! This award-winning illustrator is in a league of his own in the world of digital art It has been a while since we featured an artist whose canvas isn’t your usual. Digital art, after all, is a very valid form of art. And while there are many who dabble in this contemporary medium, very few...
While CEOs here and abroad are mouthing the buzzword “digitalization”, the head of the country’s largest commercial bank BDO Unibank thinks the concept of digital as a little bit “overplayed.” At the Management of the Year “A Year of COVID – Gloom or Boom?” panel discussion by...
Elite Model Look is once again on the lookout for the world's next supermodel . And one of the luckiest models currently vying for a chance in winning a global management contract with Elite is Filipina-Chinese looker Reins Mika. The global competition that has produced world-renown models like...
With increased online transactions due to the holidays, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is reminding banks to remain vigilant against cyber attacks, specifically phishing or the fraudulent acquisition of sensitive data or information. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E....
