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Landbank mobile app now allows account opening, usage up 96% in Q1

The Land Bank of the Philippines has upgraded its Mobile Banking App (MBA), allowing its customers to open a digital account instantly at any time without visiting a branch.

BPI unit BanKo rolls out tech-enabled agri loan program

The Agri NegosyoKo Loan is a financial program aimed at giving out loans to microfinance smallholder farmers in a tech-enabled formal platform with better terms. 

Gov’t logs record crackdown of illegal vape products in 5 months, tops 2023 haul

Among the confiscated brands were 2,428 units of RELX worth P534,190, and 158 units of Waka by RELX worth P35,440. In March 2024, the DTI suspended the sale and distribution of the vape brand Flava due to repeated violations of RA 11900.

Megaworld’s Arcovia City in Pasig gets approval as IT ecozone

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) officially sealed last May 21 the proclamation of Arcovia City of Megaworld Corp. in Pasig City as a new information technology (IT) park.

Attrition rates in PH contact center firms continue to go down

The number of agents resigning from local call center firms is continuously declining, based on a study released by the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP).

In meeting with Dutch queen, digital banks vow to improve PH ‘financial health’

The Digital Bank Association of the Philippines (DiBA PH) reiterated this commitment during a roundtable discussion with Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

NEDA sees expanding PH digital economy

NEDA secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the passage of the Konektadong Pinoy Bill, the latest iteration of the Open Access Bill, will help reduce barriers to entry in the data transmission sector and upgrade physical and digital infrastructure to enable greater participation in the digital economy.

Despite AI onslaught, local BPO sector sees $32.16-B revenues in 2024

The “conservative projection” is based on a yearly average sectoral revenue growth of about 9 percent, as indicated in an analysis by global industry research firm Everest Group.

US to start allocating CHIPS Act funds for PH

The Philippines is one of the countries chosen by the US as partners under the CHIPS and Science Act, wherein the US government earmarked $500 million for the International Technology, Security, and Innovation (ITSI) Fund to be spent over the next five years in the partner countries.

PCC clears JV between BPO operator Mitsui, tech firm KDDI

The PCC said that after thorough assessment, it found that the transaction between Mitsui subsidiary Relia Inc. and KDDI subsidiary KDDI Evolva will not likely result in a substantial lessening, restriction, or prevention of competition in the relevant market. 

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