Newsletter: Atome Financial Secures Up to US$200M Syndicated Facility to Support Financial Inclusion in Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia’s leading digital financial services platform, Atome Financial has secured a syndicated credit facility of up to US$200 million, which is being led and arranged by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC). 

Newsletter: Atty. Gino Jacinto: Leading Digital Transformation in Philippine Law and Finance

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Atty. Gino Jacinto leads digital transformation in Philippine law, advocating for electronic signatures and AML screening to boost efficiency and compliance.

Newsletter: SEA 2023: Cybercriminals clog business networks with financial phishing

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In 2023, Kaspersky anti-phishing technologies detected nearly 500,000 attempts to follow a phishing link on businesses’ devices in Southeast Asia (SEA). Interestingly, this number only refers to phishing links related to finance matters – e-commerce, banking, and payment systems.

Newsletter: Xendit payments infra bridges gaps in digital economy

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Unicorn startup Xendit took the stage at a fintech summit to lead the dialogue on how the Philippine finance industry can accelerate the digital economy—and fast, through building payments infrastructure.

Newsletter: Kaspersky: Securing digital wallets is a shared responsibility

Author's Note: The following below is a statement released by Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Southeast Asia at Kaspersky following the recent cyberattacks on one of the country's digital wallet platforms recently.

The recent multi-million incident involving a top digital wallet provider in the Philippines shows two things: (1) that cybercriminals continue to target fintech institutions and (2) that securing these convenient technologies is really a shared responsibility.

Newsletter: Kaspersky blocks close to 1M financial phishing attacks eyeing SEA businesses last year

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Phishing is one of the most prevalent forms of cybercrime due to the minimal effort required and the fact that it really works. 

Newsletter: PLDT, CWallet team up, providing financial services access to Filipinos in Qatar

02/11/2022 5:54:00 PM

Author's Note: In line with helping our fellow kababayans overseas, PLDT's global arm teamed up with Cwallet to help Filipinos based in Qatar and the rest of Middle East access to financial services. More of the story in the press release below.

Coins.ph launches Coins Movement

12/04/2021 09:58:25 AM

Coins.ph has recently launched a campaign that encourages financial empowerment by moving forward into the future of money.

Coins.ph makes cash in services available on sari-sari stores through TrueMoney

10/24/2021 09:05:54 PM

Coins.ph is making Cash In available in practically every corner of the Philippines with its new partnership with leading payments and remittance network TrueMoney. 

Kaspersky expert says 2019 witnessed the start of banking Trojan outbreak in APAC

10/23/2021 5:03:00PM

Kaspersky has discovered that a banking-related Trojan outbreak has almost coincided with the start of the on-going novel Coronavirus pandemic, a sudden health plague that totally-changed the landscape of the world today. 

Nearly 2 in 10 in APAC embrace digital payments —Kaspersky study

10/16/202112:45:34 AM

Is cash still the king in Asia Pacific? According to Kaspersky, it still is. 

COINS.ph reopens instant cash-ins via 7-Eleven

09/11/2021 01:58:49 PM

COINS.ph returns its instant cash-in function on 7-Eleven branches.

BPI-Philam announces job openings

08/08/2021 10:59:42 AM

BPI-Philam has opened over 700 posts to curb the unemployment struggles of Filipinos amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newsletter: BPI-Philam encourages protection for OFWs against the global rise of COVID-19 variants

07/02/2021 07:59:27 AM

Author's Note: As COVID-19 cases still rise across the globe, bancassurance leader BPI-Philam is calling overseas Filipino workers to take care of their hard-earned savings which may become a primary tool during these emergency times. 

Read more in the press release below. 

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Kaspersky advises local finance sector to improve threat intelligence

05/16/2021 01:40:45 PM

As digital money transactions soaring high during this ongoing pandemic period, the financial sectors need to take a critical look at their integrated security and improve their threat intelligence capabilities.

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky told the statement in their recent press release.

“For the large majority of cybercriminals, easy money is the prime motivator. And the financial sector is uniquely positioned to be a target of attacks regardless of season because it’s always where the money is. The growth of digital financial services in the Philippines, like in other parts of the region, is creating new and heightened risks for both service users and service providers. In this case, technology will be the game-changer,” said Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Southeast Asia, Kaspersky.

Newsletter: InvestHK launches StartmeupHK Festival 2021 and unveils exciting line-up of partner events

05/22/2021 12:59:49 PM

Author's Note: The Hong Kong-based yearly start-up events will once again take place by the near end of the month. 

This week-long summit would see startups from various industries come together for a series of functions and initiatives. Learn more about how this virtual-operated extravaganza can be a unique opportunity to hear from world-leading industry players and learn about Hong Kong’s thriving startup ecosystem in the press release below. 

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UnionBank's 5th E-TalkTales talks about driving change in corporate banking with The Portal

10/21/2020 10:17:59 PM

The past month saw the UnionBank of the Philippines staged the fifth installment of its E-TalkTales Series. With Mon Duarte, UBP's Head of Transaction of Banking at the helm, this session tackled the Bank’s various transaction banking solutions, particularly The Portal, its all-digital banking platform for corporate clients.

9 of 10 people think their digital lifestyle are safe for their privacy -Kaspersky

10/06/2020 03:42:10 PM

Today, Filipinos are more concerned about some of their activities online such as dating, shopping, and other financial matters.

Newsletter: Financial sector and intelligence-driven cybersecurity amidst digital revolution in SEA

08/04/2020 12:39:40 PM

Author's Note: In this post, Yeo Siang Tiong (in photo) talks about the how digital revolution has been taking place at this time where a pandemic has hampered some businesses left and right. How do the rise of online payment and digital banking across the region need to be secured? The General Manager of Southeast Asia provided insights and tips for that matter. Read on:

Banking in time of COVID-19 crisis: UnionBank hits the road with its 5G mobile banking van

03/31/2020 05:25:28 PM

UnionBank of the Philippines has stepped up its game in mobile banking in time for the ongoing pandemic era.