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Dec 25 2019 FinTechAlliance.ph Christmas Get-together 2019
Thank you to our more than 120 guests who joined us at the 2019 FinTech Alliance.ph Appreciation Night and Christmas Get-together.
Our gratitude goes to AWS for hosting the event and Multisys for the new Alliance website and major raffle prizes. A big thank you to DTI Secretary Mon Lopez, SEC Commissioner Kelvin Lee, NPC Chairman…
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Dec 16 2019 RCBC, Acudeen, FinTechs launch P100 billion PHL MSME opportunity fund
With the passage of Personal Property Security Act (RA 11057) and the recent issuance of its implementing rules and regulations, RCBC took the lead in launching ASEAN’s first mSME Opportunity Fund to jump start the banking and fintech industry in creating markets and encouraging the private sector to utilize movable assets as collateral.
Access to finance…
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Dec 03 2019 FinTechAlliance.ph at BSP FinEd Stakeholders’ Expo 2019
FinTech Alliance PH recently participated at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ Financial Education Stakeholders Expo at SMX Convention Center Manila last November 25-26, 2019.
FinTech Alliance PH Chairman Lito Villanueva graced the event with his talk on the Human-centric Experience through FinTech perspectives.
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Nov 18 2019 FinTechAlliance.ph collaborates with QBO for Startup Acceleration
FinTechAlliance.ph collaborates with QBO Innovation Hub to harness the unlimited potentials of startups in the Philippines, and developing a conducive ecosystem for incubation and innovation. Along with FinTechAlliance.ph Chairman Lito Villanueva are QBO President Butch Meily and Director Kat Chan.
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Oct 30 2019 FinTechAlliance.ph board appoints Griselda “Gay” Santos as Executive Director
The FinTech Alliance.ph Board of Trustees approved the nomination of Griselda “Gay” Santos as its Executive Director effective Nov. 3.Gay worked in the World Bank Group for over 25 years where she held various positions. She worked in Investment and Portfolio Credit Operations, Operational Risks and Advisory Services. With her investment operations experience, she served…
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Sep 15 2019 Fintech firms adopt code of conduct after spate of online shaming incidents
MANILA, Philippines – Government regulators and agencies, and financial technology (fintech) trade association FinTechAlliance.ph formalized the adoption of a code of conduct for “responsible online lending” on Monday, September 16.
The move was made in response to a spate of harassment complaints made to the National Privacy Commission (NPC) against online lenders that resort to harassing borrowers when…
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Aug 04 2019 Philippines Introduces New Laws, Initiatives To Boost Innovation And Entrepreneurship
The Philippines government is pushing for innovation and entrepreneurship, introducing new regulations and programs to support young companies, and leading numerous projects to bring convenient e-government public services to the masses.
The Philippines Innovation Act The Philippines’ president, Rodrigo Duterte, has signed a new law aimed at boosting innovation to help “promote growth and national competitiveness of…
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Jun 12 2019 Banks Seen to Increase Use of Fintech – BSP Survey
To address threats and risks to a technologically-enhanced and digitalized banking sector, local banks are making use of more financial technology (fintech) for “strategic efficiencies” particularly in dealing with institutional risks, the latest Banking Sector Outlook Survey (BSOS) said.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which launched the BSOS last year and just released the second…
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Jun 06 2019 15 New Philippine Fintech Startups to Watch out for in 2019
Financial technology continues to bring exciting times ahead in the Philippines with the ever-growing emergence of new fintech players that aim to cater to 69 per cent of its adult population that are still unbanked.
A report released earlier this year suggests that the Filipino fintech sector may soon be entering “a new phase of development” driven by…
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May 05 2019