For this year’s International Women’s Day, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is renewing its commitment to increase the number of women active and employed in Web3. Through women-focused education and mentorship initiatives, Binance to date has invested more than $2 million to support women in more than 10 countries around the world and will increase those efforts in the year ahead.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine mass transport system must aim to achieve “inclusive mobility,” George Royeca, Angkas co-founder and chief executive officer, said in an interview on Monday on “Headstart,” a program at the ABS-CBN News Channel.

CYBERCRIMINALS are again on the loose. These felons lurking on the web recently mounted another series of attacks—this time victimizing several customers of a leading bank, who posted on social media that their accounts were hacked.

The Open Finance system and the comprehensive finance API platform stand to revolutionize the growth of the MSMEs in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically the Philippines. Its forecasted trajectory of growth can be instrumental to finally providing financial access to the underserved and unrepresented market, which mainly consists of the millions of unbanked Filipinos.

Online businesses and e-commerce in the Philippines are continuously growing and predicted to hit almost $28 billion or P1.4 trillion by 2025, according to management and investment firms Bain & Company and Temasek.

More than a decade ago, then sophomore student Kim Lato’s pursuit of an e-commerce business was unheard of, especially because she could expect a comfortable “career” in her dad’s own textile business. What set her on an irresistible entrepreneurial path in 2006 were her love for photography, a blogging hobby, and a challenging online experience. Over the years it would be further redefined by a vision to “build the Amazon of the Philippines.”

Digital Pilipinas officially launched its Innovative Cities initiative in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry – Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) to tech up one city at a time, linking the local government units, the academe, and the private sector in creating multiple centers of excellence. The City of Makati was chosen as the program’s pilot in collaboration with the Resiliency Innovation Sustainability & Entrepreneurship (RISE) Certification Program.

As the country progresses into a digital economy, new champions have emerged to position Open Finance as a critical pillar that can bring financial inclusivity to millions of Filipinos. Leaders in government, banking, fintech, and insurance discussed how they can empower the underserved and underbanked during the virtual stakeholder meeting and thanksgiving celebration hosted by World Fintech Festival (WFF), Digital Pilipinas Movement, and Fintech Philippines Association (FPH).

Makati City is gearing up to become the Silicon Valley of the Philippines by energizing and providing the needed support for start-ups.