As digital banking becomes the default for millions of Filipinos, privacy has emerged as one of the most pressing concerns for users of online banks and fintech apps. Consumers expect their financial data — from account balances to transaction histories — to remain confidential, even as cybercrime cases continue to rise. As reported in Manila Bulletin, […]
Running a business today is a balancing act. Customer expectations evolve, tech solutions change rapidly, and small business owners often juggle everything from sales to supplier payments to accounting. For many, the key to keeping pace lies in smarter, simpler tools that streamline operations without slowing growth. Enter GCash for Business, the digital ecosystem that Marc […]
When Reddit went dark last week, the disruption rippled far beyond memes and message boards. It exposed a deeper, more uncomfortable truth about today’s digital economy: our online infrastructure is far more fragile than we’d like to admit. And for fintechs — especially those servicing millions of Filipinos who now rely on digital banking and e-wallets […]
The Philippine government’s updated Konektadong Pinoy regulations are poised to raise internet speed, transparency, and reliability nationwide — changes expected to impact millions of Filipino users. While often described in technical language, the reforms serve a straightforward purpose: to ensure better, faster, and more dependable connectivity across the country. The revised rules introduce stricter performance […]
According to the latest Appdome study, Filipinos have increasingly been abandoning mobile apps over security concerns as AI-powered scams intensify during peak spending season. With the holiday shopping season set to drive record mobile transactions, new research from mobile security platform Appdome reveals a sharp rise in consumer anxiety over AI-driven fraud—prompting many Filipinos to […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed US$1 million to digitize more than six decades’ worth of primate research from the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), marking a major move to preserve one of the world’s most important scientific archives through cloud and AI technologies. The investment, made through the AWS Generative AI Innovation Fund, will support the conversion of handwritten field […]
The Cloudflare outage on November 18–19 caused widespread disruptions for websites, apps, and online services around the globe. Businesses immediately felt the impact, from failed checkout pages to inaccessible SaaS dashboards. If you rely on the internet to reach customers, run internal operations, or manage financial services, this outage was a stark reminder of how […]
As digitalization reshapes the Philippine financial landscape, small business owners are increasingly turning to online banking platforms to manage their operations more efficiently and securely. The shift marks a growing confidence in online banking and digital financial services as entrepreneurs seek faster transactions, lower costs, and 24/7 access to funds. Banking on convenience and control […]
By Rhyll Neri, Correspondent In a year when the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics honored the pioneers who first proved that quantum behavior could exist in everyday circuits, a new experiment has quietly carried that legacy forward. On Google’s Willow quantum chip, researchers have run an algorithm called Quantum Echoes — and for the first time, it showed […]
by Rhyll Neri, Correspondent Editor’s note:In the wake of recent corruption scandals, the Philippine government has begun exploring blockchain technology as a tool for transparency and accountability. Senator Bam Aquino recently filed Senate Bill No. 133, proposing the creation of a National Budget Blockchain System to ensure openness and public participation in the country’s budget process. As […]
