Newsletter: Fintech behind Atome Philippines Card listed in Southeast Asia’s Top 30 tech startups

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 Advance Intelligence Group Limited (“AIGL”), the fintech startup behind Atome Philippines’ PayLater Anywhere Card, has been listed in the inaugural NextGen Tech 30 award, a prestigious award celebrating Southeast Asia’s Top 30 tech startups. 

Newsletter: GCash levels up access to crypto with launch of PayPal USD in PH

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PayPal’s stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now available in the Philippine market through GCash, the country’s leading finance super app. This allows users and freelancers to easily send PYUSD tokens at low transaction fees to GCrypto, the in-app feature of GCash powered by PDAX. GCrypto users will also be able to buy, sell, and hold PYUSD tokens inside the GCash app.

Newsletter: GCash advances a culture of saving among Filipinos

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GCash user utilizing the app for their everyday transactions

GCash marks Savings Consciousness Week by promoting a culture of saving among unbanked and under-banked Filipinos, giving them access to easy, convenient, safe, and high-earning savings.

Newsletter: GCash unveils groundbreaking innovations at FutureCast 2024: transforming fintech for every Filipino

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(L-R) G-Xchange Inc. president and CEO Oscar Reyes Jr., GCash International general manager Paul Albano, B2C product management head Fatima Javellana, wealth management market education head Mark Ilao, head of digital experience Michelle Fernandez, chief technology and operations officer Pebbles Sy, chief marketing officer Neil Trinidad, president and CEO Martha Sazon, VP and group head of new businesses and wealth management Winsley Bangit, sustainability head CJ Alegre, international transfers and disbursements product head Alex Dizon, lending product development manager Den Ramos and chief data officer Sarah Venturina

GCash, the Philippines' leader in digital financial services, unveiled groundbreaking innovations at this year’s GCash Futurecast, revolutionizing the country's fintech landscape and elevating consumer experience.

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: 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.

Coins.ph adds AXS and SLP from Axie Infinity

12/24/2021 01:41:29 PM

Coins.ph has announced its latest addition.

The country's leading crypto and mobile wallet, has now included AXS and SLP  for customers to buy, sell, and store on the app and website starting today; putting another mark to what has been a much-improved year.  After having only four virtual assets at the start of 2021, customers are now able to enjoy access to 12 cryptocurrencies on the Coins.ph app, which also sports a brand-new user interface.

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.

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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Kaspersky predicts: In 2020, cyberattacks target finance sector

12/15/2019 11:57:03 PM

2020 may be a very cautious year for finance and commerce sectors as cyberattacks are aiming to target apps, online financial data processing systems and upcoming cryptocurrencies, along with providing paid access to banks’ infrastructures and developing new strains of mobile banking malware based on leaked source code. 

This was according to Kaspersky's key predictions on the expected development of the threat landscape in the financial sector. 

CIMB Bank hits 500k customers thanks to GCash

08/29/2019, 10:04:09 PM

CIMB Bank Philippines announced recently that it has garnered 500,000 customers. The accumulated customer base reached a monstrous high just six months after opening its doors to the country.