Making money with the TikTok app
With over one billion active users worldwide, TikTok is undoubtedly one of the largest social media platforms to date. For…
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Your guide to becoming a TikTok affiliate
To thrive in the business scene, entrepreneurs must know how to innovate. Business owners must look for different tactics to…
Get started: Using TikTok for business
TikTok is one of the leading social media platforms today, with a whopping one billion active users all over the…
Nine free alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud
When it comes to video editing or graphic illustration, Adobe easily comes to mind. Adobe offers Creative Cloud, a collection…
Change the e-commerce game; know the basics of live selling
The term ‘live selling’ is not new to most netizens ever since it skyrocketed in popularity in the last couple…
Kitchen favorite AJI-NO-MOTO® enjoins Filipinos to live well and ‘live green’
Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation introduces new paper packaging for its flagship product AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning has been enriching Filipino dishes with…
BPI shares six ways to do a digital clean-up
Sharing personal data may be inevitable when we do various online transactions. However, it is best if we make it…
Tech-ing up to face challenges of PH digital growth with cyber security solutions, innovations, and collaboration
The development and use of technology have grown rapidly over the past few years, and this advancement has no doubt…
PH firms warned vs opportunistic ransomware attackers
A Russian cybersecurity firm has warned Filipino firms against the further proliferation of ransomware attacks as more “cyberhackers” look for…
Globe Business solutions drive success for MSMEs
Upstarts set up shop aiming to reach milestones, score breakthroughs and grow larger. With Globe and its ecosystem of solutions,…
Embedding sustainable practices for good
The call for countries, companies and individuals to unite for a more sustainable future has never been stronger than now…
Technology and data are bringing banks closer to consumers
Digitalization and the use of technology has been integrated and ingrained in so many of our industries for decades, but…
Loans 101: Do’s and Don’ts
Let’s talk about loans. Sure, you’ve heard about the 80-20 savings trick or some daily savings tip that will help…
3 PH digital banks in global Top 100
Three local units of international banking groups made it to the The Asian Banker’s (TAB) inaugural Global Top 100 Digital…
Taking the lead in providing quality health care in the Philippines
The country’s leading health maintenance organization (HMO) is ushering in a new era for healthcare delivery in the Philippines. While…
British Chamber Leads the PH-UK Meat Trade Mission
The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) will be leading a three- day British Meat Trade Mission on 17-19…
Connecting the dots on COVID-19
There has been a sharp contrast between evidence and policies during the pandemic, but these actions will encourage evidence-informed policymaking…
How consumer behavior has changed during this pandemic
We asked two top market research practitioners—NielsenIQ managing director for Myanmar, Vietnam and Philippines Patrick Cua and Kantar Philippines president…
Building a better and safer PH with drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are evolving beyond military applications to become a mainstay in boosting productivity within industries…
PHA Board OKs deal with fintech firm Squidpay
Investment holding firm Premiere Horizon Alliance Corp. (PHA) has obtained board approval to buy 33 percent of digital payments firm…
Globe raises $600M from equity securities offer
Globe Telecom Inc. has raised from the sale of equity securities abroad $600 million, which it would use to finance…
Small businesses benefitting from QR payment system, says BSP
Filipino entrepreneurs who have adopted electronic payment systems are now even more productive, efficient and competitive, thanks to the new…
Surigao del Sur-based bank joins digital service revolution to reach unbanked
The Cantilan Bank (CanBank) is expanding its digital footprint through the launch of its app iCAN targeting unbanked Filipinos. CanBank,…
Advancing Asia’s growth strategy
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that sank Asia-Pacific (Apac) into a recession, many economies in the region have…
SSS prepares to resume foreign investment plan interrupted by pandemic
The state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) may finally push through with its planned offshore investments next year once…
RE play comes to the stock market
While the coronavirus pandemic dragged down the domestic economy to its worst recession in history last year, hurting profitability of…
Rivals-turned-partners Pacific Online and PGMC win P5.8-B lotto deal
The joint venture of Pacific Online Systems Corp. and Philippine Gaming Management Corp. (PGMC) bagged a much-coveted nationwide lottery equipment…
Davao heading to economic development despite pandemic
DUMAGUETE CITY—Despite the gloom brought about by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, investors remained optimistic about Davao region’s path towards development.…
Converge secures P5-B loan from Landbank in bid for nationwide reach
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. sealed a P5-billion loan deal with state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines to fund its nationwide…
Banks into ‘green financing’: More than a bow to public opinion
On the surface, coal power makes for a compelling business proposition. It is the cheapest fossil fuel in terms of…
Onwards to recovery
The extent of this pandemic and its harrowing impact might have been underestimated when it first hit the country. Most…
Acen firms up plans to increase solar energy capacity
AC Energy Corp. (Acen) is boosting its solar energy portfolio by at least 863 megawatts, cuing funds to pursue its…
PLDT joins Google, Facebook in new submarine cable via $80-M investment
Industry giant PLDT Inc. is investing $80 million (P3.9 billion) in a new Asia Pacific subsea cable project aimed at…
Digital banking to boost financial inclusion in PH
Digital banking is transforming the traditional financial landscape. There are now 249 digital challenger banking players globally, comprised of dynamic…
‘ESG’ fever spreads among socially conscious firms in Asia-Pacific
More corporations across Asia-Pacific are embracing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda, showing that sustainability is gaining traction in…
Dating apps in 2021: technically safer but threats still loom
Meeting the love of your life at a party seems like a thing of the past with online dating experiencing…
In security we trust
With the sudden heavy dependence on online transactions as a result of quarantine restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19,…
UBX Philippines leads Open Finance revolution with i2i
Open Finance and payments platform i2i has been providing financial services to micro-business owners like Mang Efren, a vegetable stall…
‘Smart’ water supply? It’s possible, thanks to the digital future of water systems
In this age of digital tech, when automation is becoming more and more mainstream across industries, even the most analog of commodities stand to benefit from such high-tech solutions—like water. Any shortage of water supply spells disruption for businesses and communities, which is why such providers are now turning to “intelligent” systems that can ensure…
Pera Hub launches fintech business solutions at Filipinos’ fingertips
For millions of Filipinos working hard on foreign soil in order to provide for their families back home, remittance centers…
Coca-Cola PH embraces digital transformation
Coca-Cola has lived to 109 years in the Philippines because it subscribed to the mantra that to weather the inevitable…
917Ventures: Creating digital lifelines for Filipinos
Not even the COVID-19 pandemic could slow down the pace at which telecommunications giant Globe wants to roll out new…
McDonald’s Philippines survives, thrives amid pandemic
McDonald’s Philippines has long been a formidable leader in the quick service restaurant sector, but even then, it was not…
AC Energy, Zabaleta Group sell stake in Visayas biomass projects
AC Energy Corp. (Acen) along with the Zabaleta group have divested their minority shareholdings in three biomass-fed power projects in…
Project Rebound gains ground
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns to contain it have devastated the country’s economy. But even then, there are…
Better ways for better days
Last year we celebrated 100 years. You can’t be around that long without learning from mistakes and doing things better.…
QR code payments gaining traction among Filipinos, says BSP
Filipinos are becoming increasingly comfortable with using so-called QR or “quick reaction” codes when paying for purchases or making money…
UnionBank: Moving from resilience to renaissance
The pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated digital transformations globally and across all sectors, prompting businesses and economies to make an abrupt…
Digital transformation of PH gets a boost from PLDT Group
The necessary but painful quarantine restrictions put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 have accelerated the pace of…
Sustainability matters
(Editor’s note: We begin with this commentary a series on big ideas and bold moves that some of the country’s…
Globe Telecom rolls out free wifi in Antipolo
Globe Telecom rolled out free wifi in government buildings and select medical facilities in Antipolo, a statement on Friday showed.…
Marketing amid uncertainty
The global pandemic has jabbed a wrench into many organizations’ plans, making the future seem even more uncertain. But as…
GT Capital Q1 income surges 60% to P4.1B
Ty family-led conglomerate GT Capital Holdings’ first quarter net profit surged by 60 percent year-on-year to as earnings contribution from…
Consumers embrace ‘phygital reality’
If blended learning, initially a peripheral concept, is the likely future of education when the COVID-19 pandemic ends, blended…
Unionbank focuses on new products, platforms
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines has invested some P1.9 billion to create new products and platforms that would contribute…
Women shake up startup scene
When we think of titans of the startup sphere, we think Jobs, Gates, Musk, Zuckerberg—men who founded some of…
Converge to tap undersea cable system via $100-M deal with Keppel, Facebook
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is securing crucial internet capacity via an upcoming international submarine cable system that is being built…
Converge on hiring binge to resolve deluge in complaints, subscriptions
Fiber internet company Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. went on a hiring spree to address network complaints and…
Financing a ‘green’ economic reboot, recovery from pandemic
Washington-based International Finance Corp. (IFC) of the World Bank Group has introduced financing support for Philippine banks that will lend…
Globe Business solutions drive success for MSMEs
Upstarts set up shop aiming to reach milestones, score breakthroughs and grow larger. With Globe and its ecosystem of solutions,…
Taking the lead in providing quality health care in the Philippines
The country’s leading health maintenance organization (HMO) is ushering in a new era for healthcare delivery in the Philippines. While…