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A fintech headquartered in Singapore has been granted a license to operate a digital bank in the Philippines. UNObank aims to bridge the financial inclusion gap to help pave the way for all Filipinos to have access to basic financial services.

Good Protein Fund I aims to invest in startups that are focused on alternative protein solutions to build a sustainable food ecosystem. 

We effectively recycle contaminated plastic waste into NEWBitumen to replace traditional crude-derived bitumen for road construction. In doing so, we not only create a truly circular economy but enable the building of eco-roads to power a more sustainable construction industry, spearheading the movement to generate green jobs and economic stimulation.

iGlobe Platinum Fund III will focus on startups geared towards synthetic biology, FinTech, and developing new and innovative tech for smart cities.

The Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge is the third and biggest innovation challenge yet by PhilDev. First launched in 2020, PhilDev’s Innovation Challenges seek to discover and support sustainable enterprise solutions in response to operational gaps shared by organizations while fostering a human-centered design approach and mindset among…

Compared to generalized products offered by large financial institutions, personalized FinTech products will likely generate greater individual returns, driving customer satisfaction and increasing retention rates for fintech companies.

Emerging from the pandemic while other countries are still in the midst of the crisis is giving Vietnam an advantage. The country’s startup ecosystem has been transformed from the second-least active to the third-most active among ASEAN countries, trailing only Indonesia and Singapore.

Much has been written about how the pandemic has changed industries for the worse. A better perspective, however, would be how it is prompting industries to evolve and innovate to deal with the new normal of things.

Microinsurance can grow to become a foundation for those gig workers to obtain financial protection against material and health risks such as failed delivery, damaged products during delivery, injuries, accidents, and illness, etc.