Advocacy group Digital Pilipinas has joined forces with the Global FinTech Institute, a global professional credentialing body dedicated to certifying FinTech professionals globally and creating greater collaboration, advocacy, ethics, and knowledge for all FinTech professionals.

Through this partnership, Digital Pilipinas and GFI have committed themselves to launch various initiatives aimed at building expertise amongst fintech professionals. Such initiatives include GFI being the content adviser and certification partner of the upcoming Digital Pilipinas Festival and Philippine Fintech Festival Year 2 this October 2-5, 2023, at the SMX Aura, Taguig City.

Digital Pilipinas Festival and Philippine Fintech Festival participants will be awarded GFI certifications — one of the most widely accepted global certifications on FinTech.

Frontier tech

These certifications are directly connected to the exclusive C-suite masterclasses on frontier technologies — Smart Cities & PropTech, Digital Finance, Open Economy & Lending, Big Data, AI Industry Applications, InsurTech & HealthTech, and TrustTech (Cybersecurity & GovTech) – that are slated to take place throughout the festival.

GFI has also appointed Digital Pilipinas Convenor Amor Maclang as Honorary Global Lead for its community partnerships and engagement.

Digital Pilipinas Festival and Philippine Fintech Festival participants will be awarded GFI certifications — one of the most widely accepted global certifications on FinTech.

In the appointment letter signed by GFI’s Co-founder and Chair, Prof. David Lee, he cited Maclang’s passion, unique perspectives, and extensive experience in developing digital ecosystems, particularly with Digital Pilipinas. In her new role as Honorary Global Lead, she will be responsible for fostering relationships, mentoring, and guiding community partnership and engagement strategies.