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ePera application claims the title of Fintech Future.
Original post by Jacek Uryniuk as featured in Cashless.pl. Fintech Future is one of four categories of annual cashless.pl fintech awards. ePera is a special purpose vehicle founded in Singapore by the developers of the Haiz application that Aliora once offered . After the founder and long-term president Wojciech Sobieraj left this bank, in 2018 […]
Digital transformation of MSMEs set to accelerate economic recovery
Original post featured in The Philippine Business and News. By Victoria “NIKE” De Dios There is a silver lining in the challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic, while we cannot deny that many businesses are affected by it, we can also see how others cope up with it do necessary adjustments in order to survive and […]
E-payments seen rising in cash-heavy ASEAN
Original post featured in Business World. THERE IS ROOM for growth in digital payments across cash-heavy Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including the Philippines, as businesses can tap underbanked consumers in markets with relatively high smartphone and internet penetration, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) Global Research said on Thursday. “While e-wallets are the […]
Senate bill filed institutionalizing digital payment in PH
Original post featured in Newsbytes.ph To help fast-track the adoption of digital payments for financial transactions of the government and all merchants, Sen. Sonny Angara has filed Senate Bill 1764 or the Use of Digital Payments Act of 2020. A counterpart measure to the bill filed by Bataan Rep. Jose Enrique Garcia III, Senate Bill 1764 […]
ADB Supports Philippines’ Financial Inclusion Reforms with $300 Million Loan
Original post by ADB as featured in ADB.org. MANILA, PHILIPPINES (21 August 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million policy-based loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to boost inclusive growth by implementing reforms to expand Filipinos’ access to financial services, especially in unserved and underserved areas across the country. […]
Covid Cashless
The Coronavirus that has been sweeping the world has also hit the Philippines hard. From 12th March to 15th June, cases increased tenfold and the number of deaths doubled. Throughout the world, people are self-isolating, keeping social distance and concentrating on hygiene. With the present global death rate exceeding 430 K the pandemic is a […]