Technology News From The Philippines
Fastfood giant Jollibee, which has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, has launched a new mobile app as it attempts to scale up its services across digital platforms.
QBO Innovation Hub is the country’s first public-private startup initiative created through a partnership between IdeaSpace, JP Morgan, DOST, and DTI.
To help local businesses protect their workforce against the spread of Covid-19 in offices, HR tech startup Salarium has launched FacePass, a touchless time and attendance solution.
Malaysia-based food-tech startup SmartBite offers meals sealed in bento boxes to corporate clients.
Mobile-first life insurer Singlife Philippines and mobile wallet GCash officially announced last Friday, September 4, that Singlife’s protection products will soon be made available through the GCash Insurance Marketplace platform – with the first one being the ‘Cash for Dengue Costs’ offering.
One of the “kabuhayan packages” to be offered to displaced OFWs of a mobile store and a handheld automated teller machine service called ATM Go including digital financial services through RCBC’s DiskarTech super app.
Incubation network Impact Hub Manila (IHM) concluded its Impact Hackathon Online 2020 on August 25 with the crowning of startup ECES-1 as grand champion and the recognition of nine other winners.
Digital health management app Pulse will soon be introducing telemedicine and e-prescription delivery services to complement its pre-existing health-oriented features. In partnership with health service provider Babylon, the app’s most prominent function to date is its free-to-use AI-powered health assessment tool called Healthcheck.
