Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has cancelled plans to visit India and the Philippines during his country’s extended holiday starting in late April amid a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, a senior …
UK’s Lendable Provides $15M Secured Loan to Uploan, a Philippines based Salary linked Financial Services Provider
Philippines-based Uploan, an established provider of salary-linked financial services, has reportedly acquired a senior secured loan of $15 million from UK’s Lendable, a provider of debt to Fintech …
UK’s Lendable Provides $15M Secured Loan to Uploan, a Philippines based Salary linked Financial Services Provider
Philippines-based Uploan, an established provider of salary-linked financial services, has reportedly acquired a senior secured loan of $15 million from UK’s Lendable, a provider of debt to Fintech …
BSP stresses role of pawnshops in financial inclusion
THE Philippines logged 13,812 new recoveries from and 8,719 … The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has underscored the role of pawnshops in financial inclusion as it reported that almost a million …
China, North Korea border remains closed
DETAINED Sen. Leila de Lima was brought on Friday to the Manila Doctors’ Hospital in Manila for further examination… THE Philippines logged 13,812 new recoveries from and 8,719 new cases of the …
Philippines’ BBB+ rating affirmed
“The Philippines’ economy suffered a severe contraction due … spending on urgent and necessary programs to save lives and keep the economy afloat,” Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said in …
R&I affirms Philippines’ BBB+ rating, ‘stable’ outlook
In response to the latest rating decision by R&I on the Philippines, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez said that in keeping its “BBB+” credit rating with a “stable” outlook for …
BDO sets eye on Citi Philippines’ consumer banking business
Last week, Citigroup announced it will be closing its consumer banking business in 13 countries, including the Philippines as part of a refocusing strategy concentrating its consumer banking presence …
Digital banking offers Filipinos greater financial inclusion
The Philippines is home to a socio-economically diverse population of more than 100 million spanning more than 7,000 islands. Yet geographic and institutional barriers to accessing financial services …
Catholic priests in the Philippines turn TikTok into virtual pulpit
After delivering sermons and visiting slums, Philippine priest Fiel Pareja tends to his Gen-Z flock on TikTok, creating videos of himself praying, dancing and lip-syncing Christian pop music for 1.6 …