In time for Filipinos’ Christmas bonus and 13th-month pay, the newest mobile banking player, OwnBank, sets foot in the market to offer local users its next-generation, all-in-one financial services, with the highest savings interest rate yet of 8% per annum. The one app for all your financial needs: OwnBank is BSP-regulated and PDIC-insured, so you […]
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced the result of its latest Mobility Report, where it was revealed that by the end of 2023, almost one out of five of all global mobile subscriptions will be 5G subscriptions. What’s more interesting is that this growth has proven resilient despite continued economic challenges and geopolitical unrest in some […]
Bank employees will now have access to medical cover for treatment of menopause-related symptoms Standard Chartered recently announced the global rollout of medical coverage for the treatment of menopause-related symptoms to all its employees and their partners as part of their medical benefits. More than two-thirds of its employees will be covered by November, with […]
If you’ve ever considered getting an ergonomic keyboard to guard your health and boost your productivity, now is the right time to do this. Logitech, the world leader in PC peripherals, has just rolled out the Wave Keys, an ergonomic wireless keyboard that doesn’t break the bank. The new Logitech Waves Keys The new Logitech […]
Delivering tailored solutions to those seeking formal digital credit with a nuanced understanding of their circumstances, challenges and aspirations, current situation, financial struggles, as well as their personal goals and dreams is at the core of Tala. Keeping these in mind, the goal is to increase customers’ self-confidence in making financial decisions, foster financial independence, […]
By Jan Michael Carpo, Reporter Thanks to the BSP’s Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap (DPTR), commuters, PUV operators, and market vendors in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will soon be able to take advantage of undertaking cashless payments in public markets and public transportation. How did this become possible? Digital payment transactions in […]
The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) and Meralco recently held a forum to discuss ways how banks throughout the country can adapt practices to introduce sustainability in their energy practices. In his opening remarks, BAP managing director Benjamin P. Castillo highlighted how energy matters in a bank’s day-to-day operations. “As is generally known, electricity […]
Malaysian drone services company uses AWS to deliver insights for organizations in the telecommunications, agriculture, and energy industries while reducing data processing costs by 70% At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) today announced that Aerodyne, the world’s No. 1 drone solutions provider, is running its DRONOS software as a service (SaaS) platform on […]
by Jan Michael Carpo, Reporter In the bustling city of opportunities, where dreams converge with determination, the life stories of Romeo Roncale and Karla Dimapindan stand as a beacon of inspiration for aspiring Cloud technology specialists. Romeo and Karla are just two of the many graduates who leveraged the re/Start program, a cohort-based workforce development training […]
The Globe Group is now on the lookout for the next “needle-mover” in the industry and is hoping to create a new entity that would emulate the success of GCash, its fintech division. Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), which operates GCash, is part of the portfolio companies of 917Ventures, the largest corporate incubator in the […]
