Philippines
Salesforce expands into the Philippines to boost AI ecosystem
Salesforce, the global artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM), announced Tuesday the company's expansion into the Philippines, establishing an office in Manila, and growing the country’s AI ecosystem by investing in skills development for the local workforce.
US’s Worca launches human intelligence data center in the Philippines
Worca, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) talent company, announced Monday the launch of its human intelligence data center in the Philippines.
Payrex taps Billease to bring BNPL to Philippine merchants
Payment gateway startup Payrex is teaming up with Billease, the Philippines’ Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, to make flexible payment options available to thousands of online and offline merchants through a single API integration.
Coins.ph and FinFan partner to support Philippines-Vietnam remittances with new technology
Coins.ph, the Philippines-based crypto and digital wallet platform, and Best Way Corporation (FinFan), a financial technology company based in Vietnam, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership to streamline and expand cross-border remittance and payment flows between the two countries.
Philippine total capital raised falls 32 percent on year in 2025 – Gobi Partners
2025 marked a cooler year for Philippine startup funding, with total capital raised falling 32 percent and deal volume down 54 percent year-on-year from 2024, Gobi Partners said Wednesday.
Philippine OneLot raises $3.3M in funding co-led by Accion Ventures and 468 Capital
OneLot, the Philippines’ financing platform for used car dealers, has raised $3.3 million in seed funding to expand affordable financing and digital tools for independent dealerships.
Norway’s Kahoot! eyes SE Asia growth with localization, mobile first experience & freemium model strategy [Q&A]
Kahoot! sees Southeast Asia as one of the most exciting and diverse regions for digital learning.
Philippine NBFI Asialink secures $75M syndicated facility from Standard Chartered to boost MSME growth
Asialink Group of Companies, a Philippine non-bank financial institution (NBFI), has secured a $75-million syndicated term loan facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered) — its maiden foreign and the first social syndicated loan for a local NBFI.
E-wallet use jumps 75 percent in sari-sari stores, fueling digital transformation – Packworks
Sari-sari stores are rapidly digitalizing their operations, driven by a significant increase in e-wallet use, according to a new report from Filipino tech startup Packworks.
Pentagreen Capital backs Citicore Renewable Energy with $55M financing for solar, battery storage projects in the Philippines
Pentagreen Capital, manager of a blended finance strategy under Singapore’s Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership (FAST-P) initiative, and Citicore Solar Energy Corporation (Citicore), part of the Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation, announced last Thursday a financing of $55 million to unlock the implementation of solar and battery storage projects in…
