Globe Telecom has partnered with Japanese telecommunications company KDDI Corporation to explore new mobile services and retail formats in the Philippines as the Ayala-led operator seeks additional revenue streams beyond connectivity.
Citi is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to improve internal productivity and client services while maintaining human accountability for decisions made with the technology.
PLDT and Globe Telecom are positioning their data centers, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity services to support government agencies following the issuance of Executive Order No. 119, which imposes residency requirements on highly sensitive government information.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have signed an information-sharing agreement aimed at speeding up the investigation and prosecution of financial account scams.
The Landbank Visa Government Purchase Card allows agencies to set credit limits, restrict transactions to approved merchant categories, and monitor purchases digitally. It is intended for low-value procurement, official travel and recurring expenses, among other expenditures permitted under government rules.
PLDT has completed a series of agreements with three Tagbanua Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for a submarine cable project intended to provide Palawan with additional network routes.
The Singtel Group is expanding its technology operations in the Philippines through NCS Philippines, a P1.87-billion joint venture between its technology services subsidiary NCS and Globe Telecom’s Yondu.
The Philippine IT and business process management (IT-BPM) industry could generate between $43.3 billion and $50.5 billion in revenue by 2028 as the sector shifts toward AI-enabled and higher-value services, according to the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP).
Philippine-based outsourcing company Asiatel Outsourcing Inc. has begun trading on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange as it seeks to expand in North America and move into higher-value knowledge process outsourcing services.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued governance principles for the use of artificial intelligence by banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs), setting minimum supervisory expectations for managing the technology’s risks.