eBay and PayPal break up
After nearly two decades together, eBay and PayPal are finally calling it quits. While this doesn’t come as a surprise
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FinTech
Cryptocurrency businesses must now conduct background checks, says BSP
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the country’s central bank, laid out new guidelines for cryptocurrency businesses. In a Feb. 18
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After GameStop, the rise of Dogecoin shows us how memes can move markets
One of the most difficult problems in finance right now is figuring out the fundamental economic value of cryptocurrencies. And
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GameStonks: What’s up with GameStop stocks—and could something similar happen in the Philippines?
One of the biggest stories in tech and finance over the past few weeks revolves around GameStop’s stocks. But as
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GrowSari is giving sari-sari stores a fighting chance using technology
For many of us, there’s nothing as quintessentially Filipino as going to the neighborhood sari-sari store. Whether it was to
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Talking online payments and fighting fraud with PayMongo’s Jaime Hing III
As more people in the country turning to the internet for their shopping needs, the security of online payments has
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PayMongo partners with Vesta to provide stronger fraud protection for its online payments platform
PayMongo, the Manila-based online payments platform has partnered with Singapore-based Vesta to strengthen the security of the former’s online payments
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Sowing seeds – How PayMongo believes SMEs will drive digital payments in the Philippines
Cash is king in the Philippines. In this country where just about everyone has a Facebook account, physical money still
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PayMongo has secured $12 million in Series A funding led by Stripe
Local online payment platform PayMongo has secured $12 million (Php 582 million) in a Series A funding round led by
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Hackers hit Diebold ATMs with company’s own software
A major ATM sales and services company is warning that thieves have found a new way to make the machines
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