GCash-BPI partnership enhances accessibility to retail investments, financial services

Leading mobile wallet company GCash recently teamed up with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), one of the biggest banks in the country, to further broaden its retail offerings and provide customers with more opportunities to grow their funds. (more…)

Kickstart-backed ZAP secures Series A funding from True Digital Group

Leading loyalty and e-commerce platform ZAP, a part of Kickstart Ventures’ inaugural batch of portfolio companies in 2012, announced this month that it has secured Series A funding from True Digital Group (TDG). TDG is the digital arm of True Corporation Plc, Thailand’s leading integrated telecommunications and digital services provider.

“To help close the gap in consumer’s digital journey, we see a very hopeful opportunity with ZAP as the local market expert and believe that together, we will be able to deliver an exciting experience for consumers in the Philippines,” said Dindo Marzan, True Digital Group Country Head in the Philippines. (more…)

Globe Business introduces Work Anywhere Solution

According to Harvard Business Review, when done right, ‘’all-remote organizations may indeed emerge as the future of work’’. Now more than ever, there’s an undeniable need for technologies that enable work anywhere, whether in the office or at home. (more…)

Globe expands 5G roaming footprint, onboards Netherlands, Bahrain, New Zealand

Globe has further expanded its 5G roaming footprint to include the Netherlands, Bahrain, and New Zealand as it continues to explore more partnerships in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific amid gradual economic recovery from the impact of the pandemic. (more…)

#BrigadangAyalaKaakay: Prepaid load business keeps Madaluyong’s trusted sari-sari store afloat

Globe Chief Executive Officer Ernest Cu distributes goods to beneficiaies in Mandaluyong alongside partners from Ayala Corporation's #BrigadangAyalaKaakay

MANDALUYONG – For almost two decades now, 60-year-old Mary Magaling of Mandaluyong has relied on her sari-sari store to provide for her family. But just like other small business owners, she found herself on the brink of bankruptcy when the pandemic struck. (more…)