Business IT

With Bloomberg's repo platform in place, repo counterparties now have a standardized calculation and communication platform with complete transparency of collateral details.

Vega Global has expanded its operation with the opening of a new contact center in the Philippines to facilitate the growing demands of AV projects globally.

Converge FAST is offered via FAST 2Mbps at P2,500 per month, FAST 5Mbps at P3,500, FAST 10Mbps at P4,000 and FAST 20Mbps at P6,000.

With the QR-code system in place, Robinsons Department Store customers may now use their mobile phones for in-store transactions via their PayMaya app.

Merchants like Ministop will no longer need expensive machines to process mobile money transactions since they only need QR stickers with a unique code linked to their GCash wallet.

Smart said its LTE-A network consistently delivered speeds of over 300 Mbps in a single-user scenario, and over 200 Mbps in a multi-user, daytime set-up.

The partnership will spawn the first Blockchain Center in the Philippines, the first in a series of Blockchain Labs to be built across Southeast Asia.

PesoNet provides an electronic alternative to the still widely used paper-based check system, the BSP said.

Future-proofing the Philippine workforce ? especially in the BPO industry ? requires collaboration between the government and the sector itself. But the most crucial by far is the willingness of the workers to upgrade their skills.