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Philippine rural bank Netbank Inc. and fintech lending application JuanHand have announced a strategic partnership today. The partnership aims to extend financial services, particularly business loans, to unbanked and underserved communities across the nation.

This collaboration between the two fintech firms seeks to empower Filipinos. They want to provide innovative lending solutions tailored to their specific…

Global fintech company FlexM has named Ho Chee Wai as its new Country Head for Singapore.

Ho brings more than 20 years of experience to the position, covering general management, profit and loss responsibility, business strategy, and partnerships.

His previous career includes leadership roles at Nium, Singtel, OCBC Bank, StarHub, Accenture, and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA).

Ho…

Skyro, one of the fastest-growing financial technology companies in the country, said it teamed up with PalawanPay, a leading all-in-one financial app trusted by 20 million Filipinos for services like money transfers, bill payments and e-load top-ups.

Under the partnership, PalawanPay users can now easily apply for a Skyro cash loan directly within the app. Once…

CIBI Information Inc., in collaboration with JB Financial Group (JBFG) and NICE Information, has established a credit linkage system between the Philippines and South Korea, enabling nationals from both countries to utilize their home credit information for financial services abroad.

In a statement, Pia Arellano, CIBI Information chief executive officer, said the partnership aims to streamline…

THE Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said the launch of government securities through the GBonds feature on the GCash mobile wallet platform is expected within the first half of this year.

“Hopefully, we can launch it (GBonds) in the first half of this year. GCash is still testing,” National Treasurer Sharon P. Almanza told reporters on…

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it sees as its priority the growth of the digital economy, while also improving the SIM (subscriber identity module) registration process.

“We’ll just continue the good work that the department’s been doing,” the department’s newly appointed Secretary, Henry R. Aguda, told reporters on the sidelines of an…

The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the merger of Land Bank of the Philippines subsidiaries, LANDBANK Leasing and Finance Corporation (LLFC) and UCPB Leasing and Finance Corporation (ULFC), with LLFC as the surviving entity.

Operational turnover and transition activities followed the SEC approval, LandBank said in a statement.

The merger, authorized by President Ferdinand Marcos…

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Tuesday, April 1 that GCash, a major e-wallet in the Philippines, has imposed transaction limits ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.

Speaking at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing, Comelec Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand Maceda said the poll body has partnered with e-wallets GCash and Maya since the…

Island Credit Solution, Inc. has officially entered the Philippine credit landscape as the newest credit bureau, accredited by the state-owned Credit Information Corporation (CIC).

The strategic partnership will revolutionise the country’s credit risk assessment system. It will do so by making credit data more accessible, reliable, and technology-driven, utilising AI-powered analytics.

Island Credit Solution will offer a…