Tagged: Philippines

November 14, 2021 @ 7:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lista, a bookkeeping app for small businesses operating in the Philippines, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding via an oversubscribed round that included contributions from 1982 Ventures, East Ventures, Saison Capital, Alternate Ventures, and various angel investors. The angel investors reportedly include ex- Grab… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Smart contract platform RSK’s expansion throughout the Philippines will result in more access to stablecoins for investors living in the country. Given their peg to existing assets such as fiat currencies, precious metals and, on occasion, other cryptocurrencies, stablecoins are less vulnerable to the wild… Read More

November 7, 2021 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech app Plentina, a Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) platform for consumers residing in the Philippines, has reportedly teamed up with Shopee. Residents of the Philippines are able to download the Plentina app and acquire loans for vouchers to buy products via the Shopee app. Plentina’s management noted… Read More

November 7, 2021 @ 1:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash has shared the performance of its loan originators for Q3 2021. The Robo.cash team writes in a blog post, dated November 2, 2021, that today, they’re updating clients on the results of the Robo.cash loan originators in Q3. UnaPay, the Philippines… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mynt, the Philippines-based digital financial solutions provider and the firm behind the GCash payment services app, has secured more than $300 million in capital, valuing Mynt at more than $2 billion. As mentioned in a release, this solidifies the firm’s status as the Philippines‘ only… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 9:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lynx Global has partnered with cryptoasset custody and trading solutions provider Copper.co to improve financial inclusion to the underserved population in Southeast Asia. The process begins with the digital hotbed of the Philippines. Under this association, Copper.co will provide custody and complete institutional cryptoasset trading… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CIMB Bank Philippines has teamed up with Lalamove in order offer convenient credit access to partner drivers via the bank’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product offering, called REVI Credit. This partnership will allow Lalamove partner drivers to get quick access to credit for their… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayMaya Philippines has partnered with bolttech, a global Insurtech, in order to give Filipinos easier access to “affordable” microinsurance and services delivered “seamlessly on the PayMaya app with PayMaya Protect.” Through the partnership, PayMaya‘s clients may benefit from relevant and “easy-to-understand” coverage in the PayMaya… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 12:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, and the payment systems sector are preparing to introduce various initiatives that are set to promote payments digitalization and financial inclusion in the Southeast Asian nation. Benjamin E. Diokni, BSP Governor, stated (during… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, awarded the sixth virtual banking permit to Voyager Innovations via its Fintech division PayMaya Philippines. PayMaya had acquired $167 million in capital from Philippines-based telecom firms PLDT, international investment company KKR, Chinese technology company… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s (RCBC) financial inclusion app DiskarTech has managed to process gross transaction value of over P11.8 billion (appr. $230M) just a year after its launch (in July 2020). As mentioned in the announcement, this total transaction value includes money transfers performed via… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines’ digital wallet provider GCash has introduced an online shopping insurance option – underwritten by PGA Sompo – with Singapore-based Insurtech Igloo, in order to protect its growing online client base. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, this launch and partnership come at… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French Development Agency, have committed to a grant facility agreement of 700,000 Euros (appr. PHP 41.3 million) in order to support the Philippines’ financial inclusion efforts,… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FinScore, the Philippines-based alternative credit scoring provider, has partnered with Welcome Bank (Rural Bank), a Philippine subsidiary of Korea’s Welcome Financial Group, to improve the latter’s fraud prevention methods. Welcome Financial Group currently operates the fourth-largest savings bank in assets and 12 other subsidiaries in… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HaloDAO is collaborating with YGG for “local” stablecoin support “for simpler cash out,” according to an update shared with Crowdfund Insider. HaloDAO, a stablecoin marketplace protocol, is working cooperatively with Yield Guild Games (YGG) to “enable YGG community members to support simpler cash outs in… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeff App, the Latvian Fintech company offering a data-powered loan brokerage platform for unbanked or financially underserved consumers in Asia, has finalized a $1.5 million seed extension round, which was led by J12 Ventures. Jeff App has now secured a total of $2.5 million. Other… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GCash, a leading mobile wallet provider in the Philippines, reports steady growth as it saw a significant rise in its number of users from 20 million in January 2020 to 46 million in June 2021, according to a release. The GCash app also had more… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 8:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines-headquartered financial services center PERA HUB has teamed up with Brankas, an Indonesia-based open API tech provider, in order to introduce a digital remittance platform, called PERA HUB Conex. As noted by its management: “PERA HUB is the country’s foremost urgent transaction center for money… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines-based Tonik, a virtual banking platform that was recently awarded an operational license by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has introduced a physical debit cards for its customers. Tonik bank clients are now able to order physical debit cards via an easy-to-use app, and… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, recently confirmed  that it will no longer be accepting applications for new virtual banks including firms seeking to  convert their current status, starting from September 1, 2021. Virtual banking applications sent to the nation’s… Read More