Category: Startups | Apps

Prayer app names Gary V as PH ambassador

Newsbytes.PH September 9, 2021

Launched in 2017 with a mission to grow faith and cultivate a community, Pray.com now reaches more than 10 million people globally through its mobile app and website.

Canadian firm’s mobile app allows OFWs to send eGift without fees

Newsbytes.PH September 4, 2021

Canadian startup Centigram has launched a mobile app which allows migrant workers and their families living in the Philippines, Australia, Canada, India, Italy, Mexico, UK, and the United States to send and receive financial support in the form of “eGift” without fees.

DICT gears up for 6th Philippine Startup Challenge 2021

Newsbytes.PH September 4, 2021

This year, the competition will be open for submission of entries that cover software and Internet-based innovations and will cater to all startups in the ideation to minimum viable product stage.

Kwik.insure intros zero-interest installment payment scheme

Newsbytes.PH September 3, 2021

Customers can pay their premiums in light installments over 3 or 6 months, which can be paid with any chosen payment method – no credit card or post-dated check required.

Accenture PH awards P80 million in grants to academic institutions

Rafi Koteh September 1, 2021

In giving out the grants, Accenture prioritized emerging technologies that the company deems have the greatest potential to be adopted and scaled in the coming years.

Google takes down lending apps on orders of NPC

Newsbytes.PH September 1, 2021

Following orders from the National Privacy Commission (NPC) to take down JuanHand, Pesopop, CashJeep, and Lemon Loan, the four online lending apps (OLAs) no longer appear and are now unavailable for download from the Google Play Store.

3 Pinoy startups picked for QBO-Microsoft inaugural accelerator program

Newsbytes.PH August 20, 2021

The program is designed to scale and accelerate the growth of promising enterprise-focused Philippine startups.

TIP student develops essay grading app, wins runner-up honors in hackathon

Newsbytes.PH August 12, 2021

Powered by artificial intelligence, Eassay reads and grades essays based on input keywords. The more keywords an essay satisfies, the higher the score it gets.