Technology News From The Philippines
E-wallet provider and crypto exchange platform Coins.ph announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted it an Advanced Electronic Payment and Financial Services (EPFS) license covering the operation of the Coins Pro exchange.
Brankas said its open license is a medium that allows a greater open-source community to developers and financial institutions.
In a bid to tackle down the food delivery duopoly of Grab and foodpanda, Singaporean startup Tablevibe has partnered with payments firm Xendit to launch a commission-free online ordering system in the Philippines.
Customers can now pay Growsari sari sari store merchants with their RCBC Digital and other QR PH Payment-to-Merchant (P2M)-registered online banking or e-wallet apps.
Jojy Azurin, a leading figure in the local startup community, died on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the age of 59.
The event that brought together the local startup community, and highlighted the various sectors and homegrown high-potential startups contributing to the growing Philippine startup ecosystem.
Filipino online communities were the first to showcase the opportunities and potential of play-to-earn (P2E) gaming guilds as an actual business model, BlockchainSpace founder and CEO Peter Ing said.
The festival, held last week in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, marked the first time that global leaders from the world of crypto and Web3 convened in the Philippines.
