1+ week, 4+ day ago   (322+ words) The Philippine Payments Management Inc. (PPMI) and Ant International’s unified wallet gateway, Alipay+, have connected Alipay+ to QR Ph, allowing international visitors to pay Filipino businesses using supported e-wallets and banking apps from their home countries. Customers can scan a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (348+ words) Microsoft has appointed Caroline Foo as country general manager for the Philippines, giving the longtime technology executive responsibility for expanding the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud business in the country. Foo previously served as Microsoft’s Enterprise Commercial Director for…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (258+ words) Speech AI company Sanas is expanding its business in the Philippines by bringing in Jack Madrid, president and CEO of the IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), to help lead its local growth as more companies adopt artificial…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (300+ words) Smart Communications Inc. is expanding its mobile network in La Trinidad, Benguet, adding new infrastructure to improve connectivity in one of the country’s largest vegetable trading hubs. The mobile services provider recently signed an agreement with the local government to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (273+ words) PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) have expanded their online child safety education efforts in Cebu, helping students, parents, and teachers recognize digital threats and prevent online exploitation. The telecommunications companies recently supported the Pista sa Kaalam Cyber-Caravan…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (319+ words) Digital payments accounted for 64.7% of retail payments in the Philippines in 2025, up from 57.4% in 2024, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The country has now reached the government’s target of having digital transactions make up 60% to 70% of retail payments…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (164+ words) Back End News PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. will block more than 100 websites that stream or host footage of school shootings and other acts of extreme violence. “This is something we do not tolerate,” said Butch…...