Finance
Philippines to adopt India’s UPI for digital payments
The Philippines will adopt India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) technology as part of a push to modernize the country’s digital payments system, starting with faster government aid disbursements through Land Bank of the Philippines and potentially extending to cross-border payments.
Maya Visa cards now work with Google Wallet and Google Pay
Visa and Maya have expanded their partnership to let users add Maya wallet cards to Google Wallet and use Google Pay across all Maya Visa cards—credit and wallet versions, both physical and virtual.
Skyro urges Filipinos to budget early for Christmas
Filipinos should start planning their Christmas spending as early as September to avoid a holiday debt hangover, consumer finance platform Skyro said, as financed purchases typically accelerate during the final months of the year.
Global Dominion targets women entrepreneurs with financing program
Global Dominion Financing is rolling out a financing program for women-led businesses, offering funding for working capital, equipment, vehicles, property, and expansion as it seeks to widen access to credit among women entrepreneurs.
