PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOHEALTH maintenance organizations’ (HMO) combined net income surged by 131.12% year on year in the first half as they posted higher revenues.The sector’s net profit went up to P1.47 billion in the first semester from P636.6 million in the same period last year,
A SCREENGRAB of an episode of the RJ Ledesma Podcast with Mahesh Mirpuri, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Philippines. — THE POD NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT YOUTUBE CHANNELThe more I talk to entrepreneurs, the more I realize that the best of them are
ICTSI signs four-year labor deal at Victoria terminal in Australia - BusinessWorld Online VICT.COM.AUINTERNATIONAL CONTAINER Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), through Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), has
1 of 4Renovated Lagen to open in SeptemberLAGEN ISLAND, the island sanctuary in the heart of Palawan’s Bacuit Bay, will reopen this September following a sweeping renovation. The redesign thoughtfully curates its accommodations into 42 Forest Rooms and Water Villas. Every detail of Lagen tells
IBM on Aug. 20 held its Think 2025 conference in Singapore with the theme “Unlocking the Value of Enterprise AI.” — CHARMAINE A. TADALANBy Charmaine A. Tadalan, Sub-EditorSINGAPORE — Philippine businesses have mostly transitioned from experimentation to application of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, but adoption
REUTERSBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterPHILIPPINE financial institutions should consider adopting biometric authentication measures and artificial intelligence (AI)-based risk scoring as an alternative to one-time passwords (OTPs), according to ADVANCE.AI, a Singapore-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) risk management company.“When combined, biometric authentication and AI-based risk scoring gives
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Pvproductions from FreepikSlowly but surely, the ASEAN is moving towards deeper integration of national economies into a single, unified regional market. By next year, for instance, various national payment systems are expected to operate under a shared digital framework that allows
Scottish Government Approves Loch Long Salmon’s Planning Appeal, Bringing Investment and Job Opportunities to Rural CommunitiesOn Wednesday 27 August, 2025, the Scottish Government announced their decision in favor of Loch Long Salmon’s planning appeal. This decision was met with enthusiasm by the Chairman of The
LBBW Shows Resilience and Sustained Growth in Challenging Economic EnvironmentStuttgart, Germany – On Wednesday, 27th of August 2025, LBBW, one of the largest banks in Germany, announced its half-year results for 2025. The bank reported a strong operating profit before taxes, excluding integration costs from
Virgin StartUp has launched a first-of-its-kind accelerator programme to help dyslexic entrepreneurs scale their businesses, highlighting the growing economic contribution of founders with Dyslexic Thinking skills.New analysis from global charity Made By Dyslexia shows that dyslexic entrepreneurs contribute at least £4.6 billion to UK GDP
Corporations are spending big on AI. According to IDC, total business investments in generative AI are expected to increase 94% this year to reach $61.9 billion. However, just investing in AI does not guarantee a payoff. In fact, as Laura Clayton McDonnell, President of Corporates at
HMRC’s use of artificial intelligence to profile people’s social media activity will increase tax compliance, according to leading audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Fiona Fernie, a partner at the firm, said that HMRC’s CONNECT system has been deploying advanced analytics since the early