Business IT

The Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved the application for registration of Definite Gaming Philippines as a new services export provider under the current Investment Priorities Plan (IPP).

The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill which sought to renew for another 25 years the franchise of Smart Communications.

But the study noted that an important differentiation telcos have over the digital giants is the richness of data available to them because they control the end-to-end delivery platform.

Selfie banking, the company said, lets customers log in to their account by simply taking a selfie on their EON mobile app.

A bipartisan bill was reintroduced in the US Congress on Friday, Feb. 3, to make companies that move call centers overseas ineligible for grants or guaranteed loans from the government, a move aimed at curbing the transfer of jobs to nations like the Philippines.

As the digital age continues to disrupt various industries, financial giant Citi has launched new digital programs and partnerships aimed at taking advantage of technology to better serve its customers.

Earlier, Senate president Aquilino ?Koko? Pimentel III urged the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to step in and direct the country?s telcos to adopt MNP to spur competition in the sector.

Senate president Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III is urging the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to step in and direct the country's telcos to adopt Mobile Number Portabilty (MNP) to spur competition among the country's telecoms giants.

Smart Communications said its ongoing network rollout in and around Metro Manila is beginning to pay off, starting with the province of Rizal.

DICT secretary Rodolfo Salalima said they have published a list of unused and unassigned frequencies to warn concerned entities that it will not tolerate the hoarding of mobile spectrums in the country.