UBX, the leading open finance platform in the Philippines, has teamed up with the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) to launch Kasama Lahat, a capacity development project which will transform the country’s premier postal agency into a modern hub that offers financial and data services for everyone in the community. More
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines’ (ECCP) Special Committee on Open Finance and Financial Inclusion (SCOFFI) will support the new administration’s initiatives to promote financial inclusion and open finance. More
Open finance has the power to accelerate the country’s financial inclusion goal, as it democratizes access to a spectrum of financial products and services particularly for the unbanked and underbanked as well as growing business, according to a ranking official of UBX, the leading open finance platform in the Philippines. More
UBX, the fintech venture studio and fund spun out of UnionBank of the Philippines, responds to the BSP’s drive for financial inclusion, promoting the adoption of innovative services through its first-in-industry platforms in eCommerce, lending, payments and now, in open finance. More
To fast-track economic recovery amid the pandemic, public and private sectors must unite and work together to achieve a more inclusive financial ecosystem for all Filipinos. This is the vision behind “One with the Nation: Forging Public-Private Partnerships Towards Digital Inclusion in the Philippines,” a webinar organized by GCash, the country’s no. 1 mobile wallet […] More
Both entrepreneurs and workers in MSMEs are the hardest-hit by the economic disruption resulting from the pandemic. There are nearly 1 million MSMEs in the country and data from the Department of Trade and Industry indicated that more than 50% of this number or around 525,000 have closed their businesses. This has left millions of […] More
For the fourth consecutive year, BDO Unibank’s corporate social responsibility arm BDO Foundation was recognized by Asian Banking & Finance, a Singapore-based finance publication, for its corporate citizenship initiatives for its financial inclusion advocacy and efforts to help improve financial literacy levels in the Philippines. More
Mastercard today announced a new partnership agreement with tonik, a two-year-old startup which recently received a bank license in the Philippines. Through this partnership, Mastercard will further enhance tonik’s market proposition by enabling the latter to issue a range of electronic payments products that taps into Mastercard’s global network and extensive business intelligence when tonik […] More
Aiming to strengthen financial literacy and inclusion in the Philippines, eCompareMo—the country’s leading website for banking and insurance services—presents Finovation 2019: Real Problems, Real Solutions. More
Cebuana Lhuillier, a leading microfinancial services company, recently unveiled the Cebuana Lhuillier Micro Savings, which will provide Filipinos with a more convenient and affordable means to save their hard-earned money. The launch coincided with the introduction of the #KayaNa: Unbanked Filipinos No More Movement, which aims to transform the landscape of saving in the Philippines. More
Cashalo, the Filipino fintech company committed to accelerating financial inclusion for all, today announced the launch of Cashacart, the Philippines’ first-ever, O2O (offline to online) basket financing solution. More
Cashalo, the Filipino technology and financial services company committed to accelerating financial inclusion, earlier today officially launched its standalone mobile app that delivers access to affordable and secure credit for millions of underbanked consumers and MSMEs in the Philippines who need access to reliable and trusted financing options. More