Philippines

Nokia and Converge team up to deploy data center solution for high speed and superior digital services

Finnish telecommunications company Nokia announced last Thursday that leading Philippine fiber and technology solutions provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. will use its Data Center Fabric solution – a switching platform composed of both hardware and software - to future-proof its new data centers in the Philippines by using artificial intelligence (AI) and…

Tablevibe partners GCash for food services in the Philippines

In its continued bid to boost digital transformation in the Philippines, mobile payments service firm GCash is partnering with digital ordering platforms for restaurants, starting with Singapore-based restaurants ordering system Tablevibe.

Indonesia’s Pertamina NRE acquires 20 percent stake in Philippines’ Citicore Renewable Energy

Philippine renewable energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) and Indonesia state-owned Pertamina New and Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) have inked a $120 million strategic partnership.

Salmon raises $88M to grow fintech business in the Philippines

Salmon Group Ltd, the Philippines-based financial services firm, has announced the completion of a $88 million fundraise to double down on its commitment to bring cutting-edge financial services and simplify access to credit across Southeast Asia.

Vingroup’s GSM launches first electric taxi in the Philippines

Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM) has on Tuesday officially launched Green GSM, the first all-electric taxi service in the Philippines.

Smart collaborates with Salesforce to deliver AI-powered digital experiences for customers on unified e-commerce website

Salesforce, the global artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM) has partnered with Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), the mobile services arm of PLDT, Inc., to deliver AI-powered digital experiences for customers on a unified e-commerce website.

AirAsia MOVE denies price manipulation after Philippine authorities suspend ticket sales

AirAsia MOVE (MOVE), the travel platform under Malaysia-based Capital A Bhd, has denied allegations of fare overpricing and ticket manipulation following an order by Philippine authorities to suspend its airline ticket sales due to complaints of unlawfully inflated prices.

MoneyHero, RCBC team up to tap into the Philippines’ expanding card market

MoneyHero Limited, a Singapore and Hong Kong-based personal finance aggregation and comparison platform, announced Wednesday a strategic partnership with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), a Philippine banking group, to tap into the Philippines' expanding card market.

I Squared Capital acquires controlling stake of Philippine Royale Cold Storage

I Squared Capital, an US independent global infrastructure investment manager, announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Royale Cold Storage (RCS), a cold storage operator in the Philippines.

Philippine government partners Tomorrow.io to bring AI-powered weather forecasting to Filipino farmers

The Philippine National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has partnered with US weather intelligence firm Tomorrow.io, a technology provider of U.S. agencies NOAA, NASA, and Department of Defense, to bring artificial intelligence (AI)-powered weather forecasting to Filipino farmers.