Tech news from The Philippines in January 2024 captured items including: the rise in use of fintech apps by Filipino citizens; The Philippines’ moves into electric vehicles and battery manufacturing; the country’s growing challenges with ransomware; and more.
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- Philippines is set this year to receive Indian-made BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles, bolstering the Philippines Navy’s ability to safeguard its sovereign rights in the region
- Video: ‘Why the Philippines is the next startup hub in ASEAN’, a discussion from the recent Digital Pilipinas Festival
Interview intro to Packworks, end-to-end sari-sari store digitization startup representing Philippines at Startup World Cup
- Philippines: Cirtek gains approval for production of 2- and 3-wheel e-motorcycles and lithium-ion batteries, marking the first production facility for the country
- Philippines: Survey suggests 9 in 10 Filipinos now use fintech apps in daily transactions
Google Whitepaper: Artificial Intelligence Opportunity Agenda for ASEAN
- An overview of the recent Philippine Startup Week 2023 conference which featured over 170 startups and events in more than 17 cities
- Philippines: Sprout Solutions B2B software-as-a-service firm acquires PH operations of JustPayroll, a provider of enterprise-grade payroll solutions
- Philippines: Toki social commerce startup gains $1.8M pre-seed funding with a focus on collectible items, and currently providing the country’s only livestreamed auctions
Philippines: “…Chinese group known as Stately Taurus was blamed for an attack that had compromised a Philippine government agency earlier in 2023, coinciding with clashes…in the South China Sea…”
- Philippines: An overview of the recent Block Dojo Philippines Bootcamp, and the blockchain startups that took part
- Philippines: Fortinet global cybersecurity firm survey finds ransomware incidents in the Philippines more than doubled in frequency in 2023 compared with 2022
- Philippines: Applications for ADVanCE for Creatives – the Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship program – close January 31st
“The projections of Philippine-based fintech startup Mochi suggest that 67% of retail payments in the country will be digital [in] 2024…”
PwC: Navigating the Global Crypto Outlook in 2024
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In the January 23rd newsletter:
South Korea’s semicon mega-development,
India-Argentina lithium mining,
Singtel adds Starlink for maritime use,
India’s quantum technology moves,
Huawei adds Changan and JD for OS growth,
Google backs Pacific Connect undersea cable…
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