Unknown to many, , adding it to applications for cellular phones. Angelito Villanueva, chair and founder of FinTech Alliance.ph, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. and chief digital transformation officer for the Yuchengco Group of Companies, said Filipinos were introduced to e-money or e-cash as early as 2001. Orlando…
Beverage-maker Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. has expanded its bottling capacity, adopted digital platforms and accelerated sustainability initiatives amid a challenging environment caused by the prolonged pandemic. “ When most companies feared to move forward, PCPPI chose to make big moves and transform,” company president and CEO Frederick Ong said during PCCPI’s recent stockholders’ meeting. PCPPI,…
Upscale property developer Rockwell Land has seen earnings in the first six months exceed full 2020 level, riding on a resilient high-end residential property market during this prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Building on this momentum, Rockwell is set to bring to the property market about worth of fresh property inventory this year, including two flagship projects…
The privately held technology company behind the PayMaya mobile wallet successfully raised , or over P8 billion, to fund its expansion and an upcoming digital bank. Voyager Innovations said on Monday the money came from existing investors PLDT Inc., China’s Tencent, global investment firm KKR and the International Finance Corp., through IFC Financial Institutions Growth…
When the Group president of Jollibee Foods Corp. and managing director of McDonald’s Philippines set aside their companies’ fierce rivalry in the fast-food sector in favor of pooling their expertise and resources to pursue a common goal for the Philippines, good things will likely happen. Among these is the acceleration of the government’s COVID-19 vaccination…
For millions of Filipinos working hard on foreign soil in order to provide for their families back home, remittance centers have served as their reliable partners in securing their loved ones’ futures. With fintech solutions becoming more mainstream, traditional remittance centers now need to keep up with changing times—a need that Pera Hub aims to…
Coca-Cola has lived to 109 years in the Philippines because it subscribed to the mantra that to weather the inevitable crises, it must change with the times while remaining true to its core values. It did so once again amid the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic and it responded to the massive disruption by aggressively pursuing its…
Not even the COVID-19 pandemic could slow down the pace at which telecommunications giant Globe wants to roll out new products and services that address the everyday needs of its customers. The telecommunications arm of the Ayala group has always been proud to be an innovator, says Globe CEO Ernest Cu, guided by its vision…
McDonald’s Philippines has long been a formidable leader in the quick service restaurant sector, but even then, it was not spared from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. But true to its character of resilience, McDonald’s Philippines was able to regain its bearings with its fundamentals intact and mission to recover from the pandemic sharpened.…