September’s tech startup news from The Philippines
Tech startup news headlines from The Philippines in September 2021 covered subjects across a range of areas including: tech-driven financial inclusion initiatives in the country; emerging Filipino leaders in the tech and startup ecosystem; The Final Pitch reality TV show’s new series; e-sports and gaming in the country; and more.
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- Russia’s Tinkoff online bank, country’s largest digital bank, reportedly aiming to apply for a banking licence in the Philippines as part of wider Asian market entry
- Philippines: UnionBank and Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program partner to enable fintech firms in the country to develop personalized payment gateways
- Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 preps for launch across 2 entry categories, with closing dates of September 30th for professionals and November 15th for students
- Philippines: 10-episode business reality TV show, The Final Pitch, set for October premiere on CNN Philippines – startup applications close September 17th
- Philippines: Meet the 40 Filipino Gen T listers, representing the country’s emerging entrepreneurs, leaders, tech voices and more
- A brief intro to 6 women shaping the startup space in the Philippines, working in HR tech, mobile payments, cross-border trade and more
- Mineski Global SEA-focused esports and gaming firm gains $10.6M Series A, providing esports leagues, tournaments, casual-to-competitive mobile gaming and more
- Philippine Startup Week 2021 set for November 15-19, running virtually and looking at the startup ecosystem as an engine for post-pandemic recovery and growth
- Philippines: StartUp Village incubator to launch Project Match, 18-month MSME support and development program funded by USAID grant
- Philippines: A brief intro to 6 of the country’s rising leaders in the fintech space, working in unbanked services, remittances and more
- Philippines: Connected Women social impact startup partnered by Union Bank to develop financial inclusion solutions contextualized for Filipinos
- Philippines: An interview intro to Locad, providing cloud logistics solutions bringing warehousing, packing and shipping into one platform for e-commerce businesses
- Philippines: PearlPay takes 3rd prize in global finals of Visa Everywhere Initiative with end-to-end focus on financial inclusion in rural areas
- Philippines: 1Export raises $800K seed round to scale MSME-focused export technology, with sights on expansion to Indonesia
- Video: Arianna Simpson, general partner for Andreessen Horowitz’s $2.2BN crypto fund, talks with The Philippines’ Rappler about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, blockchain gaming and more
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