E-commerce brands in the Philippines and Southeast Asia are growing their Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) presence by opening their own web stores. As these businesses build on their existing marketplace to take control of customer journeys, the number of web stores in the country is expected to increase...
Actor Robin Padilla is among the silverscreen stars attempting to win a Senate seat in the May 2022 elections. If you're wondering what he intends to do if and when he lands that lofty position in government, you're in luck, as he these are some of the platform details he discussed in an interview...
67256 Globe on track to go beyond telco Globe Telecom Inc. is on track to go beyond its flagship telco business and become a digital solutions platform, announced President and CEO Ernest L. Cu. “I think we’re seeing significant progress,” said Cu during a recent financial media briefing....
66972 UBX doubling workforce in 2022 Open finance platform UBX plans to add over 200 employees, more than doubling its workforce in the country this year, to serve more consumers and businesses. “Despite the pandemic, we were able to grow our workforce to a little over 200 in 2021," disclosed UBX...
65270 As demand for digital financial solutions skyrocketed in the pandemic, local open finance platform UBX quintupled its revenues last year and expects to sustain its growth momentum in 2022. In 2021 alone, UBX hauled in P20 billion in annual gross transaction value serving over 200,000 business...
Former presidential spokesman and senatorial candidate Salvador Panelo will expand existing laws to give free education as well as medical and legal services for all Filipinos, if elected to the position. Panelo on Thursday, Feb. 10 announced his bid for a Senate seat, which was backed by...
LOCAD’s localized fulfillment helps Humble champion sustainability by reducing the carbon footprint often associated with e-commerce shipping. In the near future, the Humble co-founders plan to use tech to measure quantifiable impacts like carbon footprint reduction from recycling or upcycling...
Darwinbox, Asia’s fastest growing HR tech platform, marks another milestone with a $72 million funding round, leapfrogging to unicorn valuation. Led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) along with participation from existing investors - Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia, Lightspeed, SCB 10X, JG...
Singapore-based esports company Mineski Global, in collaboration with the Hong Kong-based company, has officially announced their rebranding of award-winning solution My-Checkpoints as Quest Rewards, an employee engagement and gamification platform designed to enhance the work environment of...
Editorial As they invited the presidential candidates to present their platforms, leaders of the recent Philippine Business Conference submitted a 10-point proposal for post-pandemic economic recovery. Their proposals covered the following: 1) Institutionalize innovation for economic development,...
Globe Telecom Inc. is pivoting away from its core business to become a digital solutions platform over the next five to 10 years, President and CEO Ernest Cu announced in the recent Makati Business Club virtual forum. To keep in pace with the speed of consumer digital adoption, the company is going...
Did Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque just take a swipe at the COVAX facility, which has given the Philippines over 16 million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses for free? Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking at the "Resbakuna" event at SM...
