Tag: philippines

Philippines’ fintech GCash's wallet app is teaming up with Google Play for payments; the method uses biometric verification.

Under MAS' FAST-P initiative, the aim is to build eight solar facilities and generate enough electricity to save 630,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

The company's interim CFO took up the role full time at the beginning of October at the personal finance platform.

The strongest storm of the year is causing widespread disruption to businesses, tourists and residents in Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, Taiwan, mainland China and Vietnam. Cathay Pacific is cancelling flights from Hong Kong airport from 6pm, September 23 to 6am, September 25.

The capability to link all systems, including procurement processing and travel management, to a centralised ERP platform can significantly help streamline finance operations, according to Giselle Arellano Geronimo, the firm's local head of finance.

Tariffs ‘reduced’ to 15% for Japan and 19% for the Philippines, following a deal with Indonesia earlier in the week.

Treasury teams are digitising fast — now they want regulators to catch up. While digital wallets may be surging in the retail space, B2B payments and cross-border processes remain hamstrung by regulatory inertia.

Senior executives from Ayala, Medtecs and BPI, discussed their approach to sustainability at a recent CT event in Manila.

The SEA provider gives consumers access to BNPL credit via a payments app.

The global fintech firm, which is bringing payments on-chain, has recently closed a $10m funding round as it looks to reduce remittance costs in Asia.

Interconnected QR code payment systems continue to be developed across Asia Pacific, facilitating cross-border retail payments while maximising user experiences.

A Brankas report showed pitfalls in both Indonesian and Filipino banks’ up- and downtime in 2023, revealing more infrastructure is required for higher service reliability.