August 2024: Tech snapshot from The Philippines

The August 2024 tech news snapshot from The Philippines captures headlines across subjects including: Block Dojo’s blockchain-reliant startups; cybersecurity headaches for The Philippines in H1 of 2024; and more.

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Podcast: Kickstart Ventures senior representatives share insights on what’s fueling growth for tech and fintech entrepreneurs in The Philippines / full item
Philippines: 3 Filipino tech startups featured in Forbes Asia’s 2024 ‘100 to Watch’ list, working in fintech, financial services and electric trucks / full item
The Philippines’ central bank lifts moratorium on digital banks in bid to boost financial inclusion and access to digital services / full item
Philippines: Elevate fintech secures $5M to launch USD payments and accounts for Filipino freelancers, overseas workers and expats / full item
Philippines: A brief intro to 6 startups from cohort 2 of the Block Dojo Philippines incubator, working in prop-tech, fitness and more / full item

Philippines: “315,000 compromised credentials, 17,456 phishing attacks, and numerous vulnerabilities are just some of the alarming statistics… in the first half of 2024” / full item

Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to take 8% stake in Philippines’ GCash for $393M, valuing the company at $5BN / full item
Philippines: Japan’s Zip Infrastructure approved for feasibility survey for ‘sky tram’ autonomous aerial tramway in mountain resort city of Baguio / full item
Available now: ‘Leveraging Fintech for Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam‘, a July report from the Asian Development Bank / full item

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