Forget boring bank cards. The latest wallet accessory wants to combine Filipino art, everyday spending and sustainability in one colorful piece of plastic. Maya has rolled out the special-edition Bukad Card, a Visa-powered prepaid card featuring vibrant illustrations inspired by Philippine nature — and it comes with an environmental twist. The card is made from…
CIBI Impact 2026: IDfy Segment (From left to right: Raghuraman Chandrasekhar, Country Head Philippines, IDfy; Bob Reyes, Technology Columnist, Manila Bulletin; Pia Arellano, President & CEO, CIBI Information, Inc; Uttiya Mukherjee, Global Propositions Head, IDfy). Banks and fintech firms may have sophisticated fraud controls, but scammers still hold one crucial advantage: they can move across…
The corporate AI race is entering a new phase. The question is no longer simply who is using artificial intelligence, but who can turn it into measurable business results. At Globe, that shift is taking shape from the inside, as employees develop AI-powered solutions designed to solve actual operational problems, improve customer experiences and make…
As cybercriminals find increasingly sophisticated ways to hijack accounts and impersonate legitimate users, Smart Communications is giving Philippine businesses another weapon against digital fraud — the mobile network itself. Smart is strengthening its digital identity and fraud-prevention capabilities with newly GSMA-certified SIM Swap and Device Swap APIs, expanding the tools available to enterprises looking to…
For years, Filipinos have treated insurance as something to think about after buying a house or driving home a new car. Financial institutions and insurers are increasingly trying to flip that sequence. A growing model in financial services is bringing insurance closer to the transaction itself, connecting protection with loans and other financial products so…
Hong Nguyễn, Regional Director, APAC, Wolters Kluwer, speaking at a workshop in Manila on the theme “Leading Healthcare in the AI Era: Keeping Evidence and Trust at the Core.” As artificial intelligence moves deeper into hospitals, medical schools, and clinical decision-making, Philippine healthcare leaders are focusing on a critical question: can AI be trusted when…
Globe is pouring more money into its network as competition for the Philippines’ increasingly data-hungry consumers intensifies. The telecommunications giant invested ₱26.3 billion in capital expenditures during the first half of 2026, up 39 percent from a year earlier, as it accelerated spending on network capacity, digital infrastructure and 5G expansion. About 91 percent of…
Security Bank Corporation is placing wealth management, entrepreneur banking and corporate and institutional banking at the center of its next growth chapter as it seeks to deepen relationships with higher-value clients and capture expanding business opportunities in the Philippine economy. Unveiled during Security Bank Investor Day 2026, the three-year strategy reflects a more focused approach…
Concentrix Philippines is putting artificial intelligence at the center of a major performance overhaul after early pilot programs showed gains of up to 30 percent in capacity for higher-value work, signaling how the customer experience industry is moving beyond conventional outsourcing toward AI-enabled business transformation. The company has launched its Performance Engineering Team (PET), a…
Businesses today are awash in data. But as economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, technological disruption and operational risks intensify, access to more information is no longer enough to guarantee better decisions. The bigger challenge is determining which information is credible, understanding it in the right context and acting on it with sound judgment. That message emerged…