Pouch partners with Strike to bring instant US remittance payments to Philippines

Philippine Information Technology Organization February 2, 2023 No Comments

1 February 2023, Manila, Philippines — Pouch, the first lightning service provider in the Philippines, has partnered with Strike, the world’s leading digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, to facilitate fast, secure, and low-cost remittance payments from the U.S. to the Philippines. (more…)

Privacy Commission orders immediate takedown of four online lending apps

Philippine Information Technology Organization August 25, 2021 No Comments
National Privacy Commission (NPC)

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered the immediate takedown of four online lending apps (OLAs), JuanHand, Pesopop, CashJeep, and Lemon Loan to protect the data privacy rights of borrowers.

These apps have been the subject of various complaints of unauthorized use of personal data that resulted in harassment and shaming of borrowers and are currently being investigated for violations of the Data Privacy Act and other NPC issuances. (more…)