UnionBank wins multiple awards from BSP

UnionBank President and CEO Edwin Bautista (4th from left), Chairman Justo Ortiz (3rd from left), Chief Transformation Officer and Chief Technology and Operations Officer Henry Aguda and Transaction Banking Group head John Ong receive the 3 awards for the bank from BSP Gov. Benjamin Diokno and Monetary Board Member V. Bruce Tolentino in ceremonies at the central bank.

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) won three awards at  the 16th Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas stakeholders held last Wednesday at the BSP Complex in Manila.

AUB and GCash partnership to boost merchant acquisition in the QR payment space

Asia United Bank (AUB), one of the country’s fastest-growing publicly listed banks, has partnered with GCash, operated by Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), an affiliate of Globe Telecom, Ant Financial (an Alibaba Group affiliate), and Ayala Corporation.

AUB is the pioneer Philippine QR Partner of e-wallet giants WeChat Pay, AliPay and UnionPay.

QR payment acceptance enabled close to 7,000 merchant outlets in the country to accept QR payments from Chinese tourists in a span of 1 year.  It launched the AUB PayMate, a mobile app, a web portal and an API that allows AUB to service merchants operating in different payment acceptance environment, whether self-employed, small & medium businesses or large retail chains. 

GCash bags BSP awards for digital transformation and innovative mobile financial services

For its innovative and responsive digital financial services, the Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas (BSP) recognized G-Xchange Inc. as its Outstanding Partner for Digital Transformation and Outstanding Partner for Innovative Financial Services for 2019.

On top of bagging the two awards, G-Xchange, the registered entity for GCash, was also a finalist for Outstanding Partner for Digital Excellence and Top Instapay Volume Contributor, which recognizes InstaPay participants that contributed significantly toward the realization of the BSP’s 20% by 2020 vision under the National Retail Payment System project.

UnionBank launches its own Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute

UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank),  Asia's Best Company to Work For, will open its doors to aspiring data scientists by launching its very own Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute (DSAI) on July 22, 2019.

UnionBank’s senior vice president and Human Resources Director Michelle Rubio said the bank's higher purpose is to co-create innovations for a better world and this is why capability-building is top priority. 

Amaia Land Introduces Amaia Scapes in Historic Capas, Tarlac

Amaia Scapes Capas offers prospective homeowners two options:
 buy residential lots (in the ‘residential lot only’ sector)
or buy a furnished unit(s) and the residential lot
(in the ‘house and lot’ sector). For more information,
 and for the availability of open house events,
 kindly visit our website:www.amaialand.com Or like them on
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Amaia Scapes Capas now offers the option of either buying residential lots (in the residential lot only sector) or buying a furnished unit(s) and the residential lot (in the house and lot sector), for your convenience and practicality.

Amaia Scapes Capas also offers a  Twin-Pod Promo, which gives buyers the flexibility of combining 2 units for more spacious living quarters for their family. When they buy a combinable twin pod unit, they can also avail of the FREE “punch-through” and have as much as Php300k worth of discounts for a limited time period only. 

Buyers may also avail of the residential lots only option if their family is the type who prefers to have some flexibility in their house designs.  A total of 32 lots ranging from 100 to 149sqm are now available. Residents of this project will find an array of functional amenities for them to use and enjoy.

Month-long success empowerment happening at Estancia Mall

Filipino dream advocates labeled the Ambitious Tribe is now spearheading a month-long activation on community empowerment through a series of talks and free interviews featuring personalities with inspiring stories and thoughts to share.

With the posh Estancia Mall at Capitol Commons in Pasig as the venue host, these empowerment talks are bound to fuel the drive for success of those attending the sessions available to everyone for free."The accessibility on learning shouldn't be a hindrance" the team of 10X Your Success Summit said. Some of the topics to be discussed include "How To Write A Book and Self-Publish", "Make Your Wardrobe Work," and "Leadership for Millennials."

GCash Forest eyes 365 thousand trees planted in 365 days

Filipinos who want to contribute to environmental preservation can now conveniently use an innovative mobile phone app to help plant trees and increase the Philippines’ forest cover. 

Leading mobile wallet, GCash, is introducing an exciting “green” feature on the app called GCash Forest, which lets subscribers plant virtual trees that will have real-life counterparts. By the end of 365 days, GCash Forest aims to plant 365 thousand trees with the help of GCash subscribers.

EXCELLERATEHR.PH: Elevating and Accelerating Filipino People Management during the 56th PMAP Annual Conference

This coming July 17-19, 2019, over 1,500 people managers will gather together at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino for the 56th PMAP Annual Conference, the biggest and preeminent HR event in the country. 

With organizations facing the challenges of disruption and the 4th industrial revolution, it becomes crucial for people managers to EXCELLERATE. For its 56th annual conference, PMAP pushes innovation one step further by invoking poetic license and creating a new word that captures the twin challenges facing the organization and people management in the country today – driving and inspiring EXCELLENCE in the practice of people management and increasing the degree of ACCELERATION of people programs to become up-to-speed with technology and innovation.