Tagged: Philippines

July 24, 2022 @ 11:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ATRAM Trust Corporation, which claims to be the largest independent asset and wealth manager in the Philippines, recently announced that it has “signed a strategic partnership with additiv, a global Wealthtech platform provider.” The partnership will “enable ATRAM to modernize and digitize their wealth management… Read More

July 6, 2022 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Robo.cash noted that they will continue updating clients on the work of platform originators in 2022. RC Riga Singapore started the year confidently, “having significantly increased its loan portfolio.” Here are some key points shared by the Robocash team: 78% of loans… Read More

June 6, 2022 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A year ago, the Robo.cash platform was joined by the Philippine originator UnaPay. Presently, it is operating within the holding under the UnaCash brand. The Robocash team noted that they are pleased to share the company results for the beginning of 2022. Here are the… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GCash, a Philippines based mobile wallet that’s operated by Mynt under Globe’s corporate venture builder 917Ventures, recently revealed that it now has more than 60 million registered users and over 5 million merchants across the country. As noted in the update, GCash stated that that… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 2:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The use of EGov Pay, a system that supports virtual payments for government services in the Philippines, reports an increase of 467% in payment volume to more than 91,000 transactions at end of 2021 from about 16,000 transactions a year prior. This, according to the… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coins.ph, the Philippines’ fiat and crypto wallet services provider and Joffre Capital portfolio company recently announced the completion of a $30 million Series C financing led by Ribbit Capital, and “joined by other strategic investors.” The new capital will be used “to further expand its… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xendit, one of the “fastest-growing” payments infrastructure platforms for Southeast Asia, announced that it closed $300 million in Series D funding, “taking the total amount raised to $538 million to power the world’s fastest-growing digital economy.” Coatue and Insight Partners co-led the investment round “with… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rewire, the first digital financial services platform for migrant workers worldwide, has expanded its insurance provision “for Filipino customers in the UK and Europe to cover their families living in the Philippines.” Filipino migrants in the UK and Europe can now “buy three additional coverage… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peppermint Innovation (ASX: PIL) has reportedly been granted a license in order to operate as an Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) by the Central Bank of the Philippines, “in one of the biggest regulatory milestones achieved by the company.” The EMI license authorizes the company “to… Read More

May 10, 2022 @ 11:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bringing forth the inception of a “new era” in financial inclusivity, Netbank has introduced the Netizen Mobile Banking App as a “One-Stop-Banking Solution” “for Pinoy OFWs around the world.” With a commitment to address solutions to OFWs’ banking transactions, Netizen is developed to be “easy,… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netbank has reportedly entered a partnership with V5 Pay Philippines in order to enable its partner merchants, from micro, small, medium enterprise (SMEs) and large corporations, “with a more seamless and secured payment experience.” The roll-out of these schemes will “allow the V5 Pay platform… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kayamo is teaming up with Netbank, a fully-regulated bank that provides Banking-As-A-Service solutions through open APIs, to improve the way they release loan payouts and collect loan repayments–”overall, to provide a better user experience for their end-customers.” Prior to this partnership, Kayamo needed “to complete… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines-based Fintech Voyager Innovations has acquired $210 million in capital from trading and investment company Susquehanna International Group and existing backers such as US-based private-equity company KKR & Co. and Chinese tech firm Tencent Holdings Ltd. The operator of payment and financial services app PayMaya… Read More

March 6, 2022 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines has reportedly granted crowdfunding permits to SeedIn Technology and Eastern Securities Development Corporation. The licenses should allow the business entities to serve as crowdfunding intermediaries and provide crowdfunding portals, offering the Southeast Asian country’s SMEs with… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 12:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayMongo, an online payments Fintech in the Philippines, has secured $31 million via a Series B round from JAM Fund, the venture capital firm of Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, and other investors including ICCP-SBI Venture Partners and Kaya Founders. Super thrilled to announce @paymongo has… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Home-grown startup PDAX (in the Philippines) has announced that it acquired over $50 million in funding, led by Tiger Global. Tiger’s investment completes the firm’s Series B round of funding, which began with $12.5 million back in August of last year. Alex Cook, Partner, Tiger… Read More

February 9, 2022 @ 10:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Philippines neobank Tonik announced this week it has raised $17 million in Pre-Series B funding. The news follows less than one year after Tonik’s March 2021 public launch that saw it secure more than $20 million in retail deposits in under one month – a… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plentina, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech focused on serving emerging markets, has teamed up with Southeast Asia’s digital retailer ZALORA in order to provide its short-term financing option. Residents of the Philippines may download the Plentina app to access loans valued at up… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qwikcilver, a subsidiary of Pine Labs and provider of end-to-end gifting solutions, has teamed up with the Philippine Airlines (PAL) for its digital gift card program. Developed with assistance from travel tech firm Amadeus, this particular program will help PAL to further improve customer satisfaction… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) is now approved to operate in Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines, according to a statement from the company. The “modern card issuing platform” is now certified to operate in 39 different countries. Marqeta says it will open an office in Singapore in… Read More