The digital pulse
The Philippines already has many of the pieces. Digital payments have reached the mainstream. Regulators are testing frameworks for emerging financial…
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The Philippines already has many of the pieces. Digital payments have reached the mainstream. Regulators are testing frameworks for emerging financial…
· 3 MIN READ
There was a time when banking was defined by a place: the branch, with its counters, forms and queues.
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Modern travel is no longer just about checking off famous landmarks. Today’s globetrotters are prioritizing intentional travel — seeking deeper cultural…
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Inflation has reared its ugly head, with 2026 estimates projected to be 6-7 percent, way above the government’s earlier target of 3-4 percent.
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The People’s Budget Coalition has raised concerns over the proposed 2027 national budget, flagging the growing debt burden, reduced allocations for key social…
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Wise is expanding its Philippine services with QR Ph payments, Philippine peso account details and higher real-time receiving limits for businesses as more…
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The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) declined to $103.3 billion at the end of July from $104.7 billion a month earlier, while the country posted…
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Digital payments accounted for 64.7 percent of total retail payment volume in the Philippines in 2025, up from 57.4 percent a year earlier, according to the…
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ABS-CBN Corp. has extended its financial lifelines as the once-dominant broadcaster continues efforts to repair its debt-laden balance sheet.
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BDO Pay has been named Best Digital Wallet in the Philippines at The Asian Banker Philippine Awards 2026, recognizing the app for making everyday payments and…
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More than a third of every peso collected from every Filipino taxpayer goes not to a classroom or a hospital but to a bondholder.
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Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has launched Apple Pay for its customers in the Philippines, allowing cardholders to make contactless payments using…
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Market insiders have told Nosy Tarsee about a big battle being waged in the corporate realm which isn’t about nostalgia for the old broadcast days but about…
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Apple Pay is now available in the Philippines, with Mastercard bringing the contactless payment service to its cardholders nationwide.
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Nosy Tarsee learned from regulator sources that a certain red-and-yellow courier, the one whose trucks and branches you’ll find in practically every barangay…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s shift in rhetoric during his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) may pose challenges to his administration’s fiscal…
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The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines criticized the Philippines’ record-high national government debt of P19.07 trillion, saying teachers and…
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BDO is strengthening its push for cashless payments by eliminating transaction fees across its BDO Pay platform, allowing users to transfer funds, pay bills…
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