Deel Launches The Pitch, a $15M Global Tournament to Find the Next Generation of borderless founders and MSMEs

calendar_today February 10, 2026 schedule 2 min read

Deel launches global startup competition with up to US$15 million in funding

Global HR and payroll platform Deel has launched The Pitch, an international startup competition aimed at identifying and backing the most promising seed-stage…

calendar_today January 19, 2026 schedule 3 min read

SEC extends MSME registration and filing fee discounts

Thanks to an SEC Memorandum Circular, MSME registration just got more affordable. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has moved…

calendar_today January 13, 2026 schedule 2 min read

EastWest, PayMongo partner to simplify online payments for Filipino SMEs

EastWest Bank has teamed up with PayMongo, one of the Philippines’ leading online payment platforms, in a strategic partnership aimed at…

Caricature showing a robot's head, the PH map, and economic economic indicators to show how AI lending is revolutionizing credit access in the Philippines

calendar_today January 7, 2026 schedule 4 min read

AI lending revolutionizes credit access in the Philippines, but risks remain

As the Philippines continues its push toward financial inclusion, a new wave of fintech companies is harnessing artificial intelligence (AI)…

UnionBank, SSS launches "SSS LoanLite," a digital micro-lending program

calendar_today January 5, 2026 schedule 4 min read

SSS eyes microloan pilot in 2026 to curb predatory lending, boost financial inclusion

The Social Security System (SSS) is preparing to pilot a new microloan program in the first half of 2026, positioning…

calendar_today January 1, 2026 schedule 4 min read

SEC eases compliance burden for MSMEs, introduces 5 key changes to audit rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking a significant step to ease the compliance burden on the country’s smallest…

Access to credit has long been the biggest hurdle for Filipino MSMEs — enter embedded finance Embedded finance is changing that equation by bringing lending directly into the digital platforms where Filipinos already sell, trade, and transact. The question now is not whether credit can reach more people, but whether it can scale responsibly without leaving borrowers behind. Read how embedded finance is reshaping access to capital in the Philippines. #EmbeddedFinance #MSMEs #FintechPH #DigitalLending #FinancialInclusion

calendar_today December 24, 2025 schedule 5 min read

Embedded finance is growing fast — but can it really close the Philippines’ credit gap?

Embedded finance is emerging as a powerful response to one of the Philippines’ most persistent development challenges: limited access to…

Executives of PNB and Discovery Capital Finance Corp. strike a pose after forging a partnership agreement to scale up SME financing across the country

calendar_today December 17, 2025 schedule 3 min read

PNB, Discovery Capital team up to expand MSME financing nationwide

Philippine National Bank (PNB) has entered into a strategic partnership with Discovery Capital Finance Corporation (DCFC) to scale up financing…

A girl looks at her laptop while waiting for new instructions as Payoneer helps Filipino creative startups go global as demand for digital talent surges

calendar_today December 11, 2025 schedule 4 min read

Payoneer helps Filipino creative startups go global as demand for digital talent surges

The Philippines’ creative economy is accelerating faster than ever — and global payments platform Payoneer is emerging as one of…

Aditya Haripurkar, CEO and Co-founder of HitPay

calendar_today December 8, 2025 schedule 5 min read

HitPay exec champions “frictionless growth” as SMEs accelerate shift to cashless payments

As the Philippines pushes deeper into a digital-first economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding themselves at a crossroads:…

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