Technology News From The Philippines
BPI Direct BanKo, the microfinance arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), has announced it is offering its mobile banking app for its microfinance clients.
The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s (RCBC) all-in-one ‘super app’ DiskarTech has been announced that, based on its recent performance in terms of downloads, is pulling ahead against the company’s initial target user growth. The current download run rate of the platform is revealed to reach eight million by the end of 2020, a target number planned for mid-2022.
With the app’s current download rate, it is now expected to reach eight million by the end of 2020 — a target number planned for mid-2022.
Incubation hub and event platform Impact Hub Manila (IHM), the local arm of a shared workspace and global community network headquartered in Austria, today commenced this year’s Impact Hackathon event to showcase innovations made in the local technology scene during the pandemic.
Dubbed “Bootqamp: From Idea to Fruition,” the program aims to help 20 startups through an online short-course program geared toward converting their business concepts into viable business ventures.
A public policy information portal measuring the impact of the coronavirus pandemic developed by Filipinos has won the Space Apps Covid-19 Challenge — a special edition of NASA’s annual Space Apps Challenge, an international hackathon that takes place around the world and online every October.
Safe Folder is a secure 4-digit PIN-encrypted folder that allows people to store important documents, images, videos and audio files, keeping their personal files safe from being opened or accessed by others.
Startup accelerator QBO Innovation Hub recently unveiled the winning startups in a nationwide startup competition that aims to help scale startups with Covid-19 initiatives.
