FREEPIKASIA United Bank Corp. (AUB) has partnered with Alipay+ to enable the bank’s e-wallet, HelloMoney, for cross-border transactions and to provide an efficient payment experience for users whenever they go out of the country.In a statement on Wednesday, AUB said the move makes it the

A WOMAN carries a bucket containing popcorn during a campaign ‘all you can eat popcorn for 199 baht ($5.60)’ in front of a cinema inside a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 28. — REUTERS/ATHIT PERAWONGMETHABANGKOK — Dozens of Thais showed up with steel vats,

FREEPIKTRADITIONAL Philippine banks must modernize their operations to keep up with the increasing digitalization of the sector, an official of a financial technology (fintech) company said on Tuesday.“They (banks) need to do it yesterday. But it is a journey. If they do not start now

BW FILE PHOTOTHE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking to release banknotes bearing the signatures of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and central bank chief Felipe M. Medalla.The new banknotes will be presented by the central bank to Malacañang in the first or second

MARK OLSEN-UNSPLASHLONDON — Britons may struggle to get hold of a free-range turkey or goose for the Christmas table this year after an industry head said about half of them have either died or been culled due to the country’s largest-ever outbreak of avian flu.Richard

LAZADA has provided additional economic opportunities and pushed for more women participation in its workforce, the e-commerce platform said, citing its first environment, social, and governance (ESG) report.Launched on Nov. 29, the ESG report has four core pillars, namely: empowering communities, future-ready workforce, responsible stewardship,

INFINIX MOBILE last week launched its latest “budget-friendly” phones, the HOT 20 series, in the Philippines.“The HOT 20 Series are the ideal budget smartphones to satisfy your gaming fix, with all three devices in the line being under P10,000. That means owning the competition and

1 of 2PROPERTY developer Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) is set to open its second mall in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija aiming to expand and cater to the booming economic centers in Central Luzon.Robinsons Gapan is the 12th mall of the company in Northern and Central

BW FILE PHOTOLOCAL equities are expected to decline in December as investors are seen to pocket their gains from the market’s recent rally as investors await the release of US inflation data.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed at 6,780.78 on Nov. 29, the last