The pandemic has become the most influential driver of digital transformation and, consequently, global Cloud usage. With total worldwide spend on Cloud services expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2024 according to the International Data Corporation (IDC), performance, availability, and cost of...
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, fraudsters from the Philippines are increasing their digital schemes against businesses with 44 percent of consumers been targetted, according to a study. Provisional findings of TransUnion’s recent Global Consumer Pulse Study found that as of March...
Everyone has been affected since the pandemic started spreading around the world. The quarantine protocols that are put in place to halt the spread of COVID-19 in the country have hindered many local farmers from transporting their products to markets and houses. The strict enforcement of...
Following Presidential mandate on reinforced ‘digital readiness’ among government agencies, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) stated it is now at the process of doing all the spadework on it switch to online platforms for key facets of its systems and operations. The power industry...
ShopeePay, an integrated mobile wallet that offers users easy access to digital payment services, now provides Filipino shoppers a more convenient way to top-up their mobile wallets. They can do so at TouchPay automated payment machines (APM) located in over 600 locations nationwide. As more...
The Lucio Tan-controlled Philippine National Bank (PNB) has started to build its digital-only banking business and is scouting for partners, but its president and CEO Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso is still unsure if this could be set up in six months to a year. “We need to finish the business plan...
Whether you are purchasing groceries for the family or simply buying the latest fashion must-haves, there has never been a more ideal time to pay with GrabPay Card, Grab’s digital-first prepaid card! In a recently launched “GrabPay GrabPay Card It and Win” challenge, card users will not...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has been asked to consider the creation of a disputes settlement body for cryptocurrency (or crypto) use despite the absence of real policy that cover crypto or digital money such as bitcoin in the country. BSP director Melchor Plabasan for technology risk and...
SAP SE today announced a milestone of five million course enrollments on its openSAP platform – a free online platform that offers innovative, expert-led massive open online courses (MOOCs) with accompanying microlearning and podcasts across a range of topics for learners of all abilities....
“The current digital infrastructure of the country is still not enough to realize an affordable and fast Internet connectivity," Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for Digital Philippines Emmanuel Caintic revealed during a recent online forum. "One of...
HP Inc. today announced the launch of its first virtual showroom in the Philippines. Part of a virtual experience for customers that spans six countries in Southeast Asia, the HP Virtual Showroom takes customers into a modern-day virtual world of diverse technology experiences for different...
Over a thousand Grades 7 to 12 students from public schools nationwide recently participated in the opening session of the Infoteach Outreach Webinar Series, PLDT’s digital literacy program, presented in partnership with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). “We are...
