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GoTyme Bank has rolled out Go Crypto, a new in-app service that lets Filipinos buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrency directly through the GoTyme Bank app. The nationwide launch aims to make crypto investing simpler, more accessible, and backed by the security of a BSP-licensed financial institution.

Artificial intelligence is taking center stage in the financial industry, with leaders at Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival emphasizing its growing role in expanding access to financial services.

The Jollibee Group has earned the Silver Award at the first Asia ESG Positive Impact Awards, held on November 6 in Kuala Lumpur, for its strong commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices. The award recognizes the impact of the Farmer Entrepreneurship Program (FEP), led by the Jollibee Group Foundation, which helps smallholder farmers in the Philippines become direct suppliers to the company.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has approved the three-year accreditation of 13 Chilean companies to export beef, pork, and chicken to the Philippines, a move seen to further diversify the country’s food sources amid persistent supply bottlenecks and livestock diseases.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the provincial government of Bukidnon have sealed a P1.97-billion partnership to build a sprawling food hub—an anchor project in the national campaign to modernize agri-logistics and strengthen the value chain in Northern Mindanao.