Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) could gain wider access to financing and regional markets as ASEAN moves toward deeper digital integration, but barriers to formalization and differing regulations must first be addressed, according to Mynt, operator of GCash.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and GCash are bringing National ID registration and digital financial services closer to communities, seeking to remove a key barrier keeping millions of Filipinos outside the formal financial system.
Globe Telecom shrugged off a tougher economic backdrop to post record second-quarter revenues, with surging demand for mobile data, fiber broadband and enterprise digital services cushioning an earnings decline due largely to one-off items.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries worldwide, but Philippine businesses are still lagging in adoption, prompting GCash to rally government, regulators and the private sector behind a faster, safer digital transformation.
GCash is widening its digital philanthropy platform after raising more than P8 million for earthquake relief efforts in Mindanao and adding 14 new non-government organizations (NGOs) to its in-app donation hub, GBayanihan.
Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has secured a 25-year extension of its contract to run and develop Manila South Harbor, keeping its role as operator of one of the country’s most important gateways until 2063.
Pag-IBIG Fund more than doubled its financing for socialized housing in the first 10 months of 2026, extending homeownership opportunities to low-income families as it brings more than 20,000 housing units to a two-day fair in 4PHDavao City.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) posted a net income of P123 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 14 percent from P108 billion in the same period last year, putting the state pension fund on firmer ground to expand services and finance renewable energy programs for its members.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has maintained the 3.0-percent monthly ceiling on finance charges for unpaid credit card balances while raising the limits on installment add-on rates and cash advance processing fees.