Philippines tech news
December 2022 headlines
The December 2022 summary of tech news headlines from the Philippines, below, covers items as diverse as a new $10M Web3 fund, crypto exchange licensing in the country, the emergence of the buy-now-pay-later phenomenon, and more. Hit the links to read each article in full, online.
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Philippine Venture Capital Report 2022 – BCG, Foxmont
- Taiwan’s Gogoro to pilot battery swapping and smart scooters in the Philippines in 2023, with gov’t also announcing removal of import duties on EVs and parts for the next 5 years
- Philippines: CIMB Bank partners SeaMoney digital payments provider with sights on onboarding 2.5M BNPL loan customers via Shopee in 2023
- Philippines: The PH SaaS Challenge launches, seeking B2B solutions from local and international early-stage startups
- Philippines: A-Labs launches $10M Web3 fund, with first cohort for its Archipelago Labs Accelerator Block set to run in 2023
- Philippines: A look at how TZ APAC enables Filipino artists and startups to take part in the Web3 space
“Loopymoon is a Filipino multi-disciplinary artist experimenting with trippy digital patterns and collages who wants to bring the texture, “loopiness” and feels of paint (oil, acrylic, etc.) to the digital realm. This artist also experiments with AI (Artificial Intelligence) art by using it as a base canvas with which he creates even more loopy patterns and scenes.”
- Philippines: CoinsPH digital wallet and crypto exchange platform gains central bank Advanced Electronic Payment and Financial Services license
- Philippines: UNO Digital Bank partners Singapore’s Trusting Social to boost consumer lending options for Filipino consumers, utilizing telco data in credit risk assessment
- Philippines: Gov’t this year activated 4757 WiFi sites in 17 regions, 75 provinces and in Metro Manila, in addition to 606 cities and municipalities, as part of digitization initiative
- ICYMI: Endeavor Philippines Impact Report 2022, looking at the growth of the Philippines’ entrepreneurial ecosystem
Lowy Institute: Asia Power Index, 2023 edition
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