Thursday, March 7, 2024

Suj Peso Maximizer (Proincome): Maximizing Peso Assets With Sun Life's New Investment-Linked Insurance Product

In a bid to address Filipinos’ need for more avenues to invest in offshore investments, Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. has launched the Sun Peso Maximizer (ProIncome) to provide clients easy access to global investments using their Peso assets.  

The Sun Peso Maximizer (ProIncome) is a Peso-denominated, single-pay investment-linked insurance product that offers annual income payout of 4.30% for seven years. It also provides capital protection, allowing one to get back their full single premium by policy maturity or at the end of the seven-year holding period.  

“With the Sun Peso Maximizer, clients can enjoy regular earnings even prior to the maturity of their policy. This will provide them with extra income to address various needs such as growing their wealth while preserving their capital,” Sun Life Philippines Chief Distribution Officer Al Quitangon said.  

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

SEA’s Outbound and Inbound Tourism Spending Rebounds on Ant Group's Cross-Border Merchant Networks During Chinese New Year Break

Alipay overseas transactions surpasses 2019 numbers

According to data from Alipay+, the Philippines is the 8th most popular destination globally for Alipay+ users, with South Korea, Hong Kong, and Malaysia as the top 3 markets

Other international e-wallets supported by Alipay+ cross-border mobile payment solutions, as well as international card-enabled Alipay accounts, see inbound travel surge

Data from Ant Group shows a robust rebound of consumer spending during the first back-to-normal Chinese New Year (CNY) travel season after the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in cross-border tourism.  

Robust recovery, diversified destinations, and scenarios for Chinese tourists in the region are made possible by Alipay+

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Save Big with Home Appliances, Electronics: Home Credit, SM Appliance Center’s Grand Pay Hulugan Returns with Exclusive Deals 

Enjoy a 0% installment rate, up to 30% exclusive discount from Feb 1 to Mar 31, 2024 

Home Credit Philippines (HCPH), one of the country’s leading consumer finance companies, is once again in partnership with SM Appliance Center bring you exciting deals on a diverse selection of home appliances and electronics through the Grand Pay Hulugan promo.  

Running from Feb 1 to Mar 31, 2024, this limited-time offer empowers you to turn your dreams into reality by allowing you to purchase your desired appliances and devices or upgrade your existing ones at unbeatable prices. With this collaboration, you can take advantage of a 0% interest rate on various installment payment terms and enjoy up to 30% Home Credit-exclusive discount on select items.  

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Tips To Shop and Pay Wiser, Better This Year from Heart Evangelista and GCash

In its pilot GCash Spotlight episode, GCash ushered in its new era of financial progress together with its newest ambassador, Heart Evangelista. 

GCash, the Philippines’ top finance app and largest cashless ecosystem, continues to revolutionize personal finance for all Filipinos by inspiring wiser, better spending, saving, and investing habits. 

According to Heart, GCash has become an integral part of her daily life, making shopping and saving “more fun and more sulit.” She adds, “I still love to express myself with the pieces I buy and invest in, but I've also been more financially smart, especially with how I shop. I'm looking for the best value for money and treat every purchase, no matter how small, as a smart investment.” 

Friday, March 1, 2024

Sun Life and Beyond Sport foster healthier communities with grand opening of revamped basketball court in Calauan, Laguna

Sun Life Philippines and Sun Life Financial-Philippines Foundation, Inc., in line with their commitment to help Filipinos live healthier lives, recently unveiled a newly refurbished basketball court in the Legacy of Light Village, a resettlement model community that the Sun Life Foundation helped develop in Calauan, Laguna. This is part of the “Hoops + Health” program, a PHP 40 million partnership with Beyond Sport, a global sport-for-social-change organization. The program aims to leverage the power of basketball to encourage physical activity and promote healthier lifestyles by renovating basketball courts across Asia.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

More Cash-in Outlets for PalawanPay Sukis Through ECPay Partnership

Good news to all PalawanPay loyal customers! Now, PalawanPay sukis can conveniently cash in at over 30,000 partner outlets and sari-sari stores affiliated with ECPay, spanning across the entire Philippines. This builds upon Palawan's existing partnership with Electronic Commerce Payments (EC PAY) Inc. the leading provider of electronic customer purchase and payment systems in the Philippines. 

This dynamic partnership strengthens and complements PalawanPay’s network, which includes Palawan Pawnshop - Palawan Express Pera Padala’s 10,000 strong branches and authorized outlets, along with over 25,000 PalawanPay’s Moneyshops, offering sukis even greater ease when transferring funds to their accounts for various e-wallet transactions.

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Sun Life Global Solutions Philippines gets GPTW certified for the 4th time in a row

Sun Life Global Solutions (SLGS) Philippines, a microcosm of the global insurance and asset management leader Sun Life, is once again certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) organization. This is the fourth consecutive year that the organization has received the certification and its first GPTW certification since it repositioned itself as Sun Life Global Solutions. The Survey results draw on the employees’ responses to an independently conducted survey by the Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture. 

The outcome of the survey shows that 93% people feel that they are fairly treated regardless of their sexual orientation, 92% experienced fair treatment regardless of race or gender, 91% affirm that the workplace is physically safe, and 90% shared a sense of pride on being a Sun Lifer and would like to tell others about the same.