Over 1,000 local, foreign bizmen to gather under one roof for biggest business event in PHL Infra, digital economy high on agenda of 45th PBC&E

The country's top policymakers, including President Duterte himself, will be meeting with over 1,000 foreign and local businessmen to set the tone for public-private initiatives in the coming years at th 45th Philippine Business Conference and Expo (45th PBCE) on October 16 and 17 at the Manila Hotel.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country's largest business organization, again takes the lead in this undertaking as the country seeks to continue improving it business climate amid the Duterte administration's massive infrastructure buildup and preparations for the digital revolution. 

The Growth Faculty Welcomes President Barack Obama at its Asia-Pacific Executive Business Seminar in Singapore

Special event ‘In Conversation with President Barack Obama’ to take place on Monday 16 December 2019

Leading business events provider, The Growth Faculty has confirmed President Barack Obama will address Asia-Pacific business leaders at a special event this December in Singapore.

GCash is the preferred mobile wallet by Filipinos for cashless transfers

E-wallet segment seen to continue expanding

GCash is the top mobile wallet used by Filipinos for cashless transactions, comprising 4.9 million out of the overall 6.4 million mobile wallet remitters in the country, according to a 2019 study conducted by The Nielsen Company.

Cashless transfers are defined as the use of any device or tool to send and receive money online, including bank transfers. Filipinos utilizing cashless transactions now comprise 19 percent or 9.3 million out of an estimated total 49 million who do money transfers. 

FPG Insurance launches Premium Medical Insurance

FPG Insurance President and CEO Ramon Yap Dimacali
and Regional Managing Director Stephen Blasina
(fourth and fifth in the photo respectively) together with
(L-R) NatRe Life and Health Treaty Officer Russell Agustin
and Head of Life Operations Victor Tanjuakio, AMAPHIL President
Izanina Magpantay, and FPG Health and Accident Assistant
 Vice President Ma. Mercedes dela Cruz.

FPG Insurance, a major player in the general insurance industry, formally launched its newest addition to the roster of its non-life insurance products, a high-end medical insurance called FPG HealthPlus.

FPG HealthPlus caters to Philippine-residing expats and the affluent public ensuring full medical coverage anywhere in the world. In partnership with a global institution such as the Advanced Medical Access Philippines, Inc. (AMAPHIL), FPG Insurance provides access to its clients to more than 2,500 medical providers through an extensive medical network around the globe. This latest offering has medical benefits which are unprecedented in the local market such as coverage for cancer treatment, kidney dialysis, day surgeries, as well as organ transplantation.

AP Cargo reinforces digital transformation with the implementation of Ramco Logistics Software

Ramco’s Unify Mobile Apps help simplify processes and step up online visibility, arresting revenue leakage

Philippines’ leading domestic provider of express logistics for air cargo and other goods, AP Cargo Logistic Network Corp. today announced the go-live of a powerful cloud-based Logistics ERP suite enabled by Ramco Systems, to improve tracking, planning and management of its air freight operations nationally in more than 80 branches worldwide.

Ramco’s Logistics Software implemented at AP Cargo includes modules for Transport Management System, Fleet Maintenance System, Supply Chain Management, Finance Management as well as Human Capital Management.

From Manila to Aklan in just a minute: GCash Send Money feature addresses need for faster, more reliable domestic remittance service

It is no secret that sending money from urban centers to the provinces is a massive part of the Filipino culture. People send money for various reasons, but majority of them are for allowances and their families’ daily needs. 

Due to their popularity and the lack of banking facilities in the provinces, people flock domestic remittance centers such as pawnshops to send money to their loved ones in their hometowns. And with the demand for local remittance steadily growing, the lines in remittance centers likewise continue to become longer.

The 2019 Consumer Expectations Survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas revealed that cashing out from remittance centers remain to be a pain point for most Filipinos due to very stringent processes and documentation needed that cause long lines that are often very inconvenient for many Filipinos. 

GCash Forest adds social features to promote green lifestyle

To make planting trees more fun, the country’s leading mobile wallet app has added social features to GCash Forest, a personal carbon tracker in the GCash app that contributes to the reforestation and rehabilitation of the Ipo watershed through green energy points earned. 

Ney Villaseñor, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Mynt, the company behind GCash, said GCash Forest users—now numbering more than 860,000—can invite their friends to join the GCash Forest green movement by sending them a link with their favorite social media app, such as Facebook or Telegram.

They can also allow GCash to access their contacts list so the mobile app can send an invite to their friends to interact through GCash Forest.