GCash will roll out its new in-app one-time password feature on June 22, 2026, replacing SMS-based authentication to better protect users from phishing and financial fraud.
The Philippines and Vietnam are strengthening cooperation in public finance as both countries navigate rising financing needs, evolving capital markets, and increasingly complex debt management challenges.
In the corporate world, success is often measured in revenues, profits, and market share. Increasingly, however, another metric is earning a seat at the boardroom table: sustainability.
The Philippine financial system stayed resilient throughout 2025, with banks holding enough capital to absorb losses and strong capacity to support lending, according to the latest Financial Stability Report from the Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC).
Artificial intelligence is helping Philippine contact center and business process management (CC-BPM) firms generate more revenue per worker, but a persistent shortage of skilled talent is emerging as the industry's biggest constraint to growth, according to the Customer Experience Association of the Philippines (CXAP).
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has placed nicotine pouches under mandatory product certification, giving manufacturers and other industry players 12 months to meet new standards before uncertified products can no longer be sold in the Philippine market.
San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP) is unlocking value from its long-held Meralco minority stake, selling the shares to Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) to free up capital for renewable energy projects and align resources with businesses where it holds direct operating control.
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered three entities to immediately stop soliciting public investments without required registration and licenses.
Most families expect complicated paperwork, long waits and added stress when filing an insurance claim. For the Benedicto family, the experience proved surprisingly fast and straightforward, turning a difficult moment into one of reassurance.