Finance
DTI, PVB expand SME, EV financing push nationwide
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is deepening its partnership with Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) to widen financing options for small businesses and electric vehicles (EVs), while pushing digital tools to bring government services closer to entrepreneurs nationwide.
Skyro refresh marks push beyond consumer financing
Digital finance platform Skyro is refreshing its brand identity as it moves beyond one-off consumer financing and seeks a larger role in customers’ everyday financial needs, building on its rapid expansion in the Philippines.
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.
