Mobile wallet provider GCash said it is set to move confirmation messages from text message inbox to the app inbox in a bid to improve security as well provide customers with easier access to their transaction history.
Smart Communications has cited a report from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) suggesting that the personalized spam text messages proliferating recently could be the handiwork of scammers who mined subscriber data from GCash and Viber.
PLDT-owned mobile operator Smart Communications said it has blocked Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) or clickable links usually found in spam text messages.
Big tenders from LGUs and different division offices of the DepEd refueled the education segment, with local brand Cherry Mobile accounting for more than 60% of this segment.
Digital payments firm Visa announced on Monday, Sept. 2, the appointment of Jeff Navarro as its new country manager for the Philippines and Guam, succeeding Dan Wolbert, who has moved to a new role in Visa’s North American operations.
Showcasing its potential as a digital hub, the Visayas region recently hosted the 10th Visayas ICT (VICTOR) Conference in Boracay Island, Aklan as it highlighted the importance of convergence between the national and local government units, academe, and private sector through an ICT-enabled whole-of-the-nation approach.
Telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation has been conferred the “Telecom Vendor of the Year” Award by the Asia Leaders Awards in recognition of its contribution to the telecommunications industry in the Philippines.
