Talino Venture Labs, headed by its CEO Winston Damarillo, said the three startups -- Saphron, Asenso, and Unawa -- all aim to “drive inclusion and access” for the “underserved.”
As a sign of growing digitalization of financial services in the Philippines, 88% are receptive to a semi-digital payments solution that would allow them to initially confirm the transaction online and then subsequently fulfil the transaction at a physical location.