Investment experts see a year of growth, highlight emerging opportunities
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Investment experts see a year of growth, highlight emerging opportunities

ByTrixie Dauz

Investment experts predict that 2024 will be a year of emerging opportunities as most economies are on a trajectory of expansion. The latest World Economic Outlook predicts that global growth will stay at 3.2 percent this year and next, with median headline inflation declining from 2.8 percent at the end of 2024…

DTI invites creative startups to jumpstart businesses with IDEA, ADVanCE programs
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DTI invites creative startups to jumpstart businesses with IDEA, ADVanCE programs

ByTrixie Dauz

2 February 2024 Manila, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry, through the Competitiveness and Innovation Group (DTI-CIG), is looking for creative startup companies to onboard to their two programs designed to support and strengthen the creative industries in the Philippines. The DTI-CIG, led by Undersecretary Rafaelita M. Aldaba,…

Yufin taps UBX to expand Merchants’ payment offerings.
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Yufin taps UBX to expand Merchants’ payment offerings.

ByTrixie Dauz

UBX, the Philippines’ leading open finance platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Yufin, the All-in-One Negosyo app that streamlines the business processes of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Under the partnership, Yufin will leverage UBX’s technology to offer more digital payment options to small merchants, their shoppers,…

Philippine Food Expo 2023 goes cashless with UnionBank
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Philippine Food Expo 2023 goes cashless with UnionBank

ByTrixie Dauz

Philippine Food Processors and Exporters Organization, Inc. (Philfoodex), the organizer of the annual Philipine Food Expo, recently partnered with Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) to help facilitate cashless payments at the 15th Philippine Food Expo which was held last April 28 to 30 at the SMX Convention Center in…

UBX, WomenBizPH, SeedIn intensify efforts to democratize access to capital financing for women-led biz
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UBX, WomenBizPH, SeedIn intensify efforts to democratize access to capital financing for women-led biz

ByTrixie Dauz

UBX, the leading open finance platform in the Philippines, Women’s Business Council Philippines (WomenBizPH), the leading voice of women in Commerce, and mobile financing powerhouse SeedIn are intensifying their efforts to empower women-led enterprises and women entrepreneurs through democratized access to business financing. UBX, WomenBizPH, and SeedIn have strengthened their…

Artifract, Ely Buendia collaborate to launch fractionalized music NFTs
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Artifract, Ely Buendia collaborate to launch fractionalized music NFTs

ByTrixie Dauz

Artifract, the country’s first tokenization and fractionalization platform, has expanded its collection from art pieces to music, partnering with Pinoy Rock Icon Ely Buendia to enable fans and music lovers to own pieces of the latter’s music and artistry through the blockchain. Artifract signed a partnership agreement with Buendia, WEU…

Reality Check: Why millennials should have a go at property investment now
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Reality Check: Why millennials should have a go at property investment now

ByTrixie Dauz

We millennials are often criticized for placing greater value on intangibles rather than on tangibles, for being inclined to spend resources on enriching experiences rather than on something ideal, as the older generation is wont to say. The pandemic has forced us to rethink our spending habits. This is doubly true…