Tag: Consumer Demand

Shopee Philippines and the Iloilo City government are shifting from one-off entrepreneurship training to continuous digital business development, launching a year-round program designed to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) build sustainable online businesses.

Kia Philippines is expanding its financing options through a partnership with UnionBank of the Philippines, offering customers installment payment plans of up to 36 months as automakers intensify efforts to make vehicle ownership more affordable amid cautious consumer spending.

Artificial intelligence is taking on a bigger customer-facing role in the Philippine insurance industry, with InLife expanding its virtual assistant as competition increasingly shifts toward faster, digital-first services.

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is betting that lower ownership costs, rather than sticker prices, will convince Filipino riders to switch from gasoline-powered motorcycles as it races to establish itself as the country's leading electric scooter brand.