Image showing the words "cross-border" and a red arc with different monetary values to show how rising global remittance fees are threatening SME growth, and Payoneer offering a lifeline

calendar_today October 22, 2025 schedule 4 min read

Rising global remittance fees threaten SME growth, but Payoneer offers a lifeline

According to the World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) 2025 Report, the global average cost of sending money overseas (remittance) rose…

Logos of CIMB Bank and Visa on top of a photo of a man holding a mobile phone over a gift box

calendar_today October 22, 2025 schedule 7 min read

CIMB, Visa team up to empower Filipino SMEs with new business debit card

The digital banking and payments landscape in the Philippines is evolving rapidly, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) emerging as a focal…

Image of a handheld mobile phone and the Philippine map to illustrate how QR Ph can lead SMEs in the Philippines to a truly cashless future

calendar_today October 10, 2025 schedule 9 min read

Will QR Ph lead the Philippines to a truly cashless future?

Special Report by Edielyn Mangol, Reporter The Philippines is fast moving toward a cash-lite economy — and at the heart…

Caricature showing 2 men trying to secure a loan to illustrate the pros and cons of a microloan

calendar_today October 9, 2025 schedule 6 min read

Microloans in PH: Fast credit or financial risk?

Special Report by Edielyn Mangol, Reporter In recent years, mobile lending apps have become one of the fastest-growing financial services…

A man paying his bills via his mobile phone using HitPay

calendar_today October 8, 2025 schedule 4 min read

HitPay and Ingenico launch ‘all-in-one’ digital payment system to empower Filipino MSMEs

The race to digitize small business payments in the Philippines just gained major traction, thanks to a new partnership between…

A man with headset pumps his fist in front of a monitor after reading a CIBI report about hiring fraud risks in the Philippine job market

calendar_today September 30, 2025 schedule 5 min read

CIBI report tackles hiring fraud risks as the Philippine job market expands

CIBI Inc. (Credit Information Bureau, Inc.), the Philippines’ pioneering and sole local credit bureau, is playing a key role in…

A farmer checks out rice for harvest using a tablet as digital micro banks deliver finance in remote barangays

calendar_today September 29, 2025 schedule 7 min read

Digital microbanks deliver finance to remote barangays

By Edielyn Mangol, Reporter In many rural barangays across the Philippines, traditional bank branches are still out of reach —…

calendar_today September 25, 2025 schedule 4 min read

InstaPay or PESONet: The best choice for small businesses in the Philippines (2025)

by Alexis Tuble, Correspondent For small businesses in the Philippines — whether you’re a freelancer managing multiple clients, a startup…

WISE Philippines Country Manager Areson Cuevas speaks during the launch of their new service

calendar_today September 12, 2025 schedule 5 min read

WISE launches business accounts in PH to help empower more MSMEs in global trade

by Alexis Tuble, Correspondent International fintech company WISE officially launched its business account services in the Philippines, aiming to help…

Logos of Lalamove and the DTI's E-commerce Philippine Trustmark

calendar_today September 3, 2025 schedule 4 min read

Lalamove partners with DTI to combat e-commerce fraud, setting new safety standards

Leading delivery platform becomes first major logistics company to earn the government’s “E-Commerce Philippine Trustmark,” protecting 35,000 daily business transactions.…

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