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Philippine Airlines cuts waits with AI contact centre
Unified Communications

Philippine Airlines cuts waits with AI contact centre

Philippine Airlines slashes call waits to under a minute with Twilio-powered AI, targeting a 'super AI agent' handling most queries by 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines
Firewalls

Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines

Phishing and smishing scams in the Philippines surged in 2025, with phishing sites jumping 423% as fraud shifts to mobile and social media.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Teads, Samsung Ads partner on CTV homescreen reach
Digital Entertainment

Teads, Samsung Ads partner on CTV homescreen reach

Teads teams with Samsung Ads to sell homescreen spots on Samsung Smart TVs across seven key Asia-Pacific connected TV markets.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Ramadan 2025 reshapes Southeast Asia shopping journeys
Customer Experience

Ramadan 2025 reshapes Southeast Asia shopping journeys

Ramadan 2025 lifted Southeast Asia retail sales 13% as shoppers began browsing weeks earlier and stretched decisions over longer journeys.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Grab uses FICO data platform to widen SEA credit access
Data Protection

Grab uses FICO data platform to widen SEA credit access

Grab Finance taps FICO data tech to automate credit checks across six Southeast Asian markets and boost eligibility by nearly 50%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Paydibs, AltPayNet link Malaysia-Philippines payments
Fintech

Paydibs, AltPayNet link Malaysia-Philippines payments

Paydibs and AltPayNet link Malaysia-Philippines payments, starting with SSS contributions for Filipinos in Malaysia via local rails.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

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Philippines stories

LemFi gains Bank of Canada oversight under new RPAA
Fintech

LemFi gains Bank of Canada oversight under new RPAA

LemFi gains Bank of Canada oversight under the new Retail Payment Activities Act, bolstering trust in its cross-border remittance services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
PeopleIN buys Infrawork in NZD $56 million NZ deal
Human Capital Management

PeopleIN buys Infrawork in NZD $56 million NZ deal

PeopleIN snaps up New Zealand workforce group Infrawork in a NZD $56 million deal, boosting its trans-Tasman and migrant-labour reach.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
Storage

Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings

Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Ripple expands Ripple Payments with custody, collections
Crypto

Ripple expands Ripple Payments with custody, collections

Ripple expands Ripple Payments with new custody and collections tools as stablecoin-based cross-border settlement surges among institutions.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Women are falling behind in AI: Here's why it matters
Generative AI

Women are falling behind in AI: Here's why it matters

Women are lagging men in AI adoption, risking a generational career setback unless leaders tackle structural barriers and targeted training now.

By Lauren Ryder • 6 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait
Smart Cities

The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait

Women hold just 28% of tech roles worldwide, a glaring gap experts warn is stifling innovation, ESG progress and global economic growth.

By Rasangi De Silva • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
AI, women in tech & why progress demands a human lens
Digital Transformation

AI, women in tech & why progress demands a human lens

As AI reshapes tech, women still battle entrenched bias; only a deliberately human lens can turn this revolution into real inclusion.

By Pauline Pangan • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
TerraPay & Raenest boost payouts to India, Philippines
Fintech

TerraPay & Raenest boost payouts to India, Philippines

TerraPay links its global payments network to Raenest to speed local-currency payouts to freelancers in India and the Philippines.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
PayNet, NETS to build Nexus cross-border payments hub
Hyperscale

PayNet, NETS to build Nexus cross-border payments hub

Malaysia's PayNet and Singapore's NETS win mandate to build and run the Nexus cross-border instant payments hub, targeting go-live in 2027.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

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Philippines stories

AI trainer hiring surges as firms tap global talent
Artificial Intelligence

AI trainer hiring surges as firms tap global talent

AI trainer jobs jumped 283% in 2025, as Deel says firms increasingly plug skills gaps by hiring technical talent across borders.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
AI trainers surge as NZ firms ramp up global hiring
Crypto

AI trainers surge as NZ firms ramp up global hiring

AI trainer jobs are booming as NZ firms tap global talent, while startups abroad chase specialists and remote staff drift back to cities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026