Data privacy practitioners are calling for penalties to be imposed on Cebu Pacific pilot Van Ranoa who made a false accusation on Facebook that Vice President Leni Robredo demanded that her airplane be given priority landing during a flight last month, forcing other flights to be diverted to other airports.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Jakarta, met recently with officials of PT WIR Asia to discuss the Indonesian tech firm’s plan to expand into the Philippines with an initial projected investment of $20 million for this year.
Meanwhile, Globe’s finance app GCash said it remains unfazed over its closest competitor Maya’s move to offer digital banking and cryptocurrency trading, saying a digital banking license is a silver bullet or magic for fintech business success.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) acting secretary Manny Caintic said his agency will review existing protocols to address the concern of Independent Tower Companies (ITCs) that permits are still not being issued fast enough by government instrumentalities.
Converge also said that its investment in a basketball team franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) would bring immense exposure to the company.
The suite of enterprise-grade APIs can be integrated into an organization’s digital systems, allowing companies to cut their costs and development time by one to two months, 917Ventures said in a statement.
The DICT, which serves as the regulatory authority over courier and delivery operators in the country, relayed its expectations to industry players during a recent consultation meeting.
Landbank said it facilitated a total of 39.14 million transactions amounting to P567.61 billion from its major digital banking channels in the first three months of 2022 — translating to a 36% and 22% year-on-year growth in volume of transactions and value, respectively.
