Roberto “Bobby” Romulo began his professional career with IBM Corp. in New York City in 1965. He eventually went back to the country to become president and general manager of IBM Philippines.
The SEC issued the order after finding that Goodpocket and Easymoney have been conducting lending activities despite not being registered as a corporation.
The Land Bank of the Philippines clarified on Monday, Jan. 24, that its systems were not hacked following reports that alleged unauthorized transactions were experienced by two teachers who maintain payroll accounts with the state-owned bank.
Cloud logistics network LOCAD said providing great customer service with localized fulfillment serves as two of the most crucial elements needed to capture the Southeast Asian e-commerce market.
A recent study of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said among the industry’s weaknesses include issues arising from access points, the distrust from using technologies, poor connectivity, and the high cost of Internet in the country.
Makati City representative Luis Campos Jr. has called on online shopping platforms to ask their merchants and logistics partners to reduce their use of bubble wraps, and to consider alternative packaging materials that are either reusable or easier to recycle.
NextPay, launched in 2020 amid the pandemic, is a platform that provides underserved customers democratized access to easy and affordable financial services such as digital invoicing, cash management, and batch payments to any bank or e-wallet in the Philippines.
Smart Communications, together with the Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture, has introduced a capacity-building initiative that aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the Internet and different mobile technologies to improve their livelihood.
