Philippines

Finastra, TIM Corp team up to boost treasury solutions in the Philippines

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, has announced a strategic partnership with Total Information Management Corporation (TIM Corp), the Philippines-based data center services, managed services, and information technology (IT) infrastructure firm, to boost treasury solutions in the Philippines.

Security Bank partners with Entrust to elevate digital onboarding experience

Security Bank, a financial institution in the Philippines, has partnered with global digital security firm Entrust to enhance the bank’s electronic know your customer (eKYC) process.

QBO Innovation: regional growth booming for Philippine startups in 2024

The Philippine startup ecosystem is experiencing significant growth, with regional hubs expanding across the country, QBO Innovation said Monday.

Singtel’s NCS expands APAC market with Globe Telecom joint venture

Singtel's technology services firm NCS has on Thursday announced that it is expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) footprint through a joint venture with Globe Telecom in the Philippines.

1337 Ventures invests in Philippines-based AI-powered HR tech startup Betterteem

Malaysia-based venture capital firm 1337 Ventures has invested in Betterteem Technologies, Inc., a Philippine-based business intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to predict and mitigate employee resignations while enhancing workplace satisfaction.

Kaya Founders backs five startups in the Philippines

Philippine-based early stage venture capital firm Kaya Founders has on Tuesday announced three new investments and two follow-on investments to start 2025, bucking the trend around Southeast Asia’s muted funding and dealmaking activities for early-stage companies over the past few quarters.

VinFast signs MOU with JIGA to expand service network in the Philippines

Vietnamese automaker VinFast and MGA.414 Corporation which operates the JIGA auto service chain, have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand the network of service centers for VinFast electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines.

UnaCash: one in four Filipinos have used BNPL; unique users rise to 28.4M in 2024

The Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market in the Philippines has seen significant growth in terms of unique users, with at least one out of four Filipinos having tried the service at least once between 2018 until the end of 2024, UnaCash said Tuesday.

Senang.io partners with iRemit to launch financial product for Filipino overseas workers

Senang.io, a Malaysian headquartered fintech company, has partnered with iRemit, a Filipino-owned non-bank remittance provider, to launch the DreamSecure — a financial product designed exclusively for Filipino overseas workers (OFWs).

Actis closes $600M MTerra Solar investment with Meralco PowerGEN (MGEN) unit MGreen

Global sustainable infrastructure firm Actis has announced the closing of the acquisition of a stake in Terra Solar Philippines, Inc. (MTerra Solar), with MGEN Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), through its subsidiary SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC).