Philippines
Bossjob attracts 2.9 million users in the Philippines, secures $5m funding to boost globalization efforts
Bossjob, an online job search platform in the Philippines, has secured $5 million funding to boost globalization efforts. The company is venturing into Singapore and Indonesian markets this month, with the Hong Kong market in plan for the third quarter of 2023.
Philippine BillEase partners Agoda, Alipay+ to empower Filipino travelers with greater flexibility
Philippine-based consumer finance app BillEase, is now available as a payment option on Agoda, a global digital travel platform, giving Filipino travelers more flexibility to pay in installments even without a credit card. This integration is enabled by Alipay+, a global cross- border digital payments and marketing solution operated by Ant Group.
Philippine B2B eCommerce enabler etaily wins Expand North Star Pitch Competition
Etaily, a Philippines-based business to business (B2B) eCommerce enabler, has emerged as the winner of the Expand North Star Pitch Competition, hosted in partnership with the GITEX Global team in the Philippines.
Dyson to open advanced manufacturing plant for next generation batteries in Singapore
Dyson, the global technology company, has on Wednesday announced a major acceleration of its international advanced manufacturing capabilities and global research and development (R&D) footprint, with a next generation battery plant in Singapore, new R&D campuses in the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
Filipinos spent 4.4 million hours using e-wallet apps in 2022, says Digido
2022 saw over 58 million active users in the Philippines spending a total of 4.4 million hours in using e-wallet applications, according to a new report revealed by the Philippines-based consumer credit service Digido on Monday.
Filipino fintech Advance secures $16M in a pre-Series A funding led by Do Ventures, Lendable
Filipino fintech Advance has successfully secured $16 million in a pre-Series A funding led by Do Ventures out of Vietnam and Lendable, a technology-enabled investment and debt provider to fintechs in emerging markets.
UNO Digital Bank partners GCash to offer saving products
Philippine-based UNO Digital Bank has partnered with Philippine mobile wallet app GCash to integrate its services in GSave.
Philippine Enstack raises $3M in Series A funding round led by Mangrove Capital Partners
Enstack, the Philippines-based small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) superapp, has announced the completion of a $3 million Series A funding round led by Mangrove Capital Partners.
Gobi-Core appointed as a Co-Investment Partner for Philippine government’s Startup Venture Fund
The Gobi-Core Philippine Fund (Gobi-Core) has been officially accredited as a Co-Investment Partner (CIP) of the Philippine government’s Startup Venture Fund (SVF), one of the first since the fund’s inception in 2021.
US’s Strike partners Pouch.ph to expand lightning-fast money transfers to the Philippines
Strike, the United States-based digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has on Tuesday announced the expansion of its “Send Globally” product to the Philippines. The firm has partnered with Pouch.ph in the Philippines, enabling transfers from U.S. dollars that are received as Philippine pesos in a recipient's bank or mobile money…
