Globe said it beat Smart across 10 out of 17 regions in the Philippines in terms of mobile download speed. Smart, on the other hand, said it captured the title as the country’s fastest mobile network for the third year running.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it will allow corporations enrolled in the newly launched Online Submission Tool (OST) to submit electronically signed annual financial statements (AFS) while Metro Manila and nearby provinces remain under enhanced community quarantine.
Under the acquirer-based fee charging (ABFC), which took effect on Wednesday, April 7, banks can set the ATM fees they want to charge on cardholders of other banks who use their machines.
Tonik said it aims to disrupt the Filipino retail banking industry by bring to the market a revolutionary and completely branchless way of banking on a secure mobile platform.
DTI undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba said the pandemic has also forced traditional enterprises and startups to create new digital business models to diversify revenue streams.
The Telecom Tower Watch initiative aims to accelerate the development of the country’s digital infrastructure by establishing a regular venue for close monitoring and troubleshooting of delays in the building of cell towers and related projects.
This year, Converge said it is expanding to the Visayas and Mindanao regions where it plans to fully commercially launch services by the second half of 2021.
Aptly called Converge FiberX Time of Day, the new connectivity product allows residential subscribers to have the right Internet speed that will fit their daily or nightly needs at an affordable rate.