The Philippines’ startup news
A snapshot of February 2020’s tech, startup and funding news from The Philippines.
Each link below leads to the original online news source for each item, and each item is drawn from Startup News Asia’s daily news feed:
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- Philippines: Digital-only CIMB Bank Philippines partners Jumio, AI-driven identity and authentication firm, for onboarding and KYC
- ICYMI: Philippines joins ASEAN Single Window platform for online processing of permits, licenses and clearances for export and import of goods across the region
- ICYMI: “Allegations that the [Philippines] National Grid can easily be controlled by foreign entities are being taken seriously by the government”
- Digital Philippines program to add 20 cities in March, aiming to aid Filipinos in developing ICT opportunities through 5 focused programs
- Philippine Fintech Festival set for May 20-21 in Metro Manila
- Central banks of Indonesia and The Philippines sign MOU seeking development of secure, efficient, and reliable payment system, and to promote digital innovation
- Philippines: Tonik Financial raises $6M to underpin the launch of new Tonik Digital Bank, the country’s first digital-only
Other news in February 2020
Other subject-specific news from across Asia-Pacific in February 2020:
• Blockchain news across Asia-Pac
• Artificial Intelligence news, Asia
• Cybersecurity and data security news
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