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Feb 03 2023 
BSP invites lenders, providers to join open finance standards consultation
By: Fintech News
Source: fintechnews
BSP invites lenders, providers to join open finance standards consultation
THE CENTRAL BANK has invited interested financial institutions to participate in the standards consultation to discuss operational and technical arrangements for the Philippine Open Finance Pilot.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a statement on Wednesday that it is inviting BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs)… -
Feb 03 2023 
Privacy and Data Protection Workshop: Privacy Matters in a Technological World
Privacy and Data Protection Workshop: Privacy Matters in a Technological World
The Insuretech Committee of Fintech Alliance would like to invite everyone to this privacy and data protection workshop in collaboration with NPC and Prulike UK on February 23, 9-5pm, in Marquis Events Place in BGC.
Please input the name of your company’s representative below if you… -
Feb 02 2023 
Pouch Partners Strike for Remittance From the U.S. to the Philippines
By: Fintech News
Source: fintechnews
Pouch Partners Strike for Remittance From the U.S. to the Philippines
Filipino startup Pouch has partnered with Strike, a digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, for fast, secure, and low-cost remittance payments from the U.S. to the Philippines.
Pouch is a lightning service provider which facilitates connectivity to the Lightning Network which… -
Feb 01 2023 
Pru Life UK President & CEO appointed as FinTech Alliance PH’s InsurTech Committee Chairman
By: Pru Life U.K
Source: PRU LIFE U.K
Pru Life UK President and ChiefExecutive Officer Eng Teng Wong is FinTech Alliance Philippines’ InsurTechCommittee Chairman.
Wong will lead the organization’s role in engaging, building and expanding a sustainable digital finance ecosystem. His leadership also aims to push online and digital platforms as a tool to raise awareness about insurance… -
Feb 01 2023 
The Philippines Is Poised to Become Number One Global Blockchain Hub
By: Fintech News
Source: fintechnews
The Philippines has the potential to become the number one blockchain hub, according to the newly formed Blockchain Council of the Philippines.
The archipelago is home to several blockchain startups and amongst the highest internet and NFT penetration rate of a digital population. In addition, the Philippines ranked first for non-fungible token (NFT) ownership out of 20 countries,… -
Feb 01 2023 
Venom Ventures Fund Commits a $5 Million Strategic Investment in the Everscale Blockchain
By: Fintech News
Source: fintechnews
Venom Ventures Fund, a Web3 and blockchain innovation fund managed by Abu Dhabi-based investment fund manager Iceberg Capital Limited, has announced a strategic partnership with Everscale, a premier blockchain that aims to solve the scalability issues bogging down the Web3 industry.
Venom Ventures Fund has committed a $5 million investment in Everscale to help it… -
Jan 26 2023 
APAC Fintech Payments Forum #3 – Best Practice for Cross-Border Interlinkage
You are invited to the APAC Fintech Payments Forum #3 - Best Practice for Cross-Border Interlinkage, to be held virtually on Wednesday 7 February at 2pm Jakarta/3pm Singapore. -
Jan 18 2023 
BillEase Partners Alipay+ to Offer BNPL Payment Option for Filipinos
By: Fintech News
Source: fintechnews
Consumer finance app BillEase has partnered with Ant Group’s Alipay+ to enable the buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment option for Filipinos when the shop at global brands online.
BillEase’s over 2,000 merchant partners can now offer their shoppers three card-free installment options at checkout with interest rates between 0% or 3.49 percent.
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Jan 18 2023 
USAid launches P1B project for SMEs
By: Manila Times
Source: manilatimes
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has launched a five-year P1 billion or $18 million partnership with the Philippine government to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) transition into e-commerce ventures.
The US Embassy in the Philippines said the Strengthening Private Enterprises for the Digital Economy (Speed) project was launched on… -
Jan 17 2023 
