Calling all applicants for world’s largest women-focused startup competition
Team SparkUp
The Philippines has long been lauded for having one of the narrowest gender-gaps in the world. But, unfortunately, the same can’t be said for...
Moving on: How to leave your company the right way
Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
Have you ever had days where you dragged yourself to work? Or have you looked at your pay slip and felt like you’re just...
From the Front Page: Two new TNCs, inflation slows
SparkUp Team
Even the holiday cheer failed to lift investor and consumer spirits this quarter, with confidence plummeting to multi-year lows as inflation continues to bite. Business...
From the Front Page: Green-light for fuel tax hike, rebuilding Marawi
SparkUp
In a reversal from their initial stance earlier this month, economic managers are set to issue another recommendation to Malacañang next week, this time...
Cashalo on ‘hyper-growth’ mode
MOBILE LENDING platform Cashalo aims to have a million clients by the first half of 2019 as it leverages on technology to reach unbanked and underserved Filipinos.
From the Front Page: Rice imports ‘unimpeded’, FDIs surged, Inflation peaked?
By SparkUp Team
Following a fresh nine-year high logged in September, top officials are conflicted over whether we’ve seen the peak for inflation this year....
How global trends are shaping fintech
Robert A. Vergara Jr.
Blockchain, a rather controversial buzzword thanks to its role in virtual currencies, is seen to disrupt the business landscape—even the financial technology industry.
Coins.ph inks deal with Beep amid Bitcoin uncertainties
Robert A. Vergara Jr.
Startups are pushing through with initiatives that involve the new form of currency.
Finalists of Pioneer Insurance and Team Manila’s Graphic Shirt contest
Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
College students design shirts on kindness.
Is Facebook’s Marketplace a threat to local e‑commerce players?
Robert A. Vergara Jr.
The introduction of Facebook’s Marketplace feature in the Philippines is seen to cause a tit‑for‑tat dispute in the digital arena of commercial dealings. But the Philippine e‑commerce industry takes it as a “positive development.”
Crisis management lessons from the Cats of BGC catastrophe
Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
Shangri‑La at the Fort faced social media backlash for its treatment of BGC cats. It’s something we all can learn from.
The business of microcinemas
Lucia Edna P. De Guzman
Behind the curtains of Cinema Centenario and Black Maria Cinema.