Smart, Amihan launch localized AI workspace
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), the wireless arm of PLDT Inc., and Amihan Global Strategies, Inc. have launched AI.Smart, a workspace that uses Amazon Bedrock to give Smart and TNT subscribers…
NMBLR.ai expands AI hub to train businesses on enterprise AI
NMBLR.ai is expanding its enterprise AI adoption efforts in the Philippines with the opening of Programmable, an AI Nexus and innovation hub in Makati City designed to help executives and…
RCBC, Higala onboard 8 rural banks to SynerFi platform
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), in partnership with instant payment infrastructure service provider Higala, has onboarded eight rural banks to SynerFi, an open payments platform designed to help smaller financial…
Talino, RCBC launch AI platform to help overseas Filipinos invest in PH real estate
Talino Venture Studios and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) have teamed up to launch Bahai Deals, an AI-driven property platform designed to connect overseas Filipinos with real estate investment opportunities…
SG-based VC backs Higala’s $2.8 million seed funding extension
Higala, an instant payments system connecting smaller financial institutions to electronic fund transfer services such as InstaPay, has extended its seed funding round to $2.8 million. The funding is led…
US-based Seafood City launches SFC+ digital marketplace for global Filipinos
Seafood City has partnered with Filipino brands to launch SFC+, a digital marketplace app designed to serve Filipinos living in North America. Known as a popular “grocerant” that blends a…
CResT initiative aims to make PH a climate innovation hub
A collaboration between the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), De La Salle University (DLSU), and Devcon, a nonprofit tech community, the Climate Resilience Technology (CResT) initiative seeks to transform…
BayaniPay to expand services, reach after fresh investments
BayaniPay, a Filipino-led global payments process automation company, is expanding its services and market reach after receiving fresh capital of $3 million from lead investors Wavemaker Partners, PTGB, and Talino…
Instant payment system Higala aims to reduce financial transaction fees
Higala, the Inclusive Instant Payment System (IIPS), aims to capture the underserved market of rural banks, thrift banks, and microfinance institutions, which remain untapped by the electronic fund transfer systems…