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GCash By Alipay QR
GCash is a Philippine mobile payments service owned by Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (doing business as Mynt), and operated by its wholly-owned subsidiary, G-Xchange, Inc. Mynt is a joint venture between Ant Group, an affiliate company of the Alibaba Group who operates Alipay, the world's leading mobile and online payments platform; Ayala Corporation, one of the Philippines' largest and oldest business conglomerates; and telco giant Globe Telecom, through its corporate venture builder, 917Ventures. As of May 2023, GCash claims to have 81 million active users and 2.5 million sellers and merchants across the Philippines. Since GCash does not have bank status, the protection of funds deposited in a bank by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation is not available for e-money issuers. History GCash was launched in October 2004 as an SMS-based money to transfer service. It was Globe Telecom's answer to Smart Communications' Maya (mobile payments), Smart Padala which aimed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Payment
Mobile payment, also referred to as mobile money, mobile money transfer and mobile wallet, is any of various payment processing services operated under financial regulations and performed from or via a mobile device. Instead of paying with cash, cheque, or credit card, a consumer can use a payment app on a mobile device to pay for a wide range of services and digital or hard goods. Although the concept of using non-coin-based currency systems has a long history, it is only in the 21st century that the technology to support such systems has become widely available. Mobile payments began adoption in Japan in the 2000s and later all over the world in different ways. The first patent exclusively defined "Mobile Payment System" was filed in 2000. In a developing country, mobile payment solutions can be deployed as a means of extending services of financial institutions to the community known as the "unbanked" or " underbanked", which is estimated to be as much as 50 percent of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CIMB Bank
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad () is a Malaysian universal bank headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank. CIMB has a wide retail branch network with 1,080 branches across the region. The group operates under several entities, which include CIMB Investment Bank, CIMB Bank, CIMB Islamic, CIMB Niaga, CIMB Securities International and CIMB Thai. The group's business activities are primarily in the areas of Consumer Banking, Wholesale Banking, comprising Investment Banking and Corporate Banking, Treasury & Markets, and Group Strategy & Strategic Investments, with its core markets being Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. CIMB Islamic operates in parallel with these businesses, in line with the group's dual banking model. The group has around 33,000 employees in 18 countries, covering ASEAN and major global financial centres, as well as countries in which its customers have significant bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Privacy Commission
The National Privacy Commission (NPC; ) is an independent government body in the Philippines created under Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012;Republic Act No. 10173: An Act Protecting Individual Personal Information in Information and Communications Systems in the Government and the Private Sector, Creating for this purpose a National Privacy Commission, and for Other Purposes (2012) the Commission is mandated to administer and implement the provisions of the Act, and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for data protection. While attached to the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for purposes of policy coordination, it remains independent in the performance of its functions. The Commission safeguards the fundamental human right of every individual to privacy, particularly information privacy, while ensuring the free flow of information for innovation, growth, and national dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Information And Communications Technology
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) () is the Executive departments of the Philippines, executive department of the Government of the Philippines, Philippine government responsible for the planning, development and promotion of the country's information and communications technology (ICT) agenda in support of national development. History Predecessor The Commission on Information and Communications Technology, a preceding agency, was created on January 12, 2004, by virtue of Executive Order No. 269, signed by President of the Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as a transitory measure to the creation of a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The CICT was composed of the National Computer Center (NCC), the Telecommunications Office (TELOF), and all other operating units of the Department of Transportation (Philippines), Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) dealing with communications. The Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagong Henerasyon
The Bagong Henerasyon Party-List, also known as BH Party List is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The political party participated in the 2019 Philippine elections, where it secured one seat in the House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera-Dy of Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c .... Legislative agenda The ''Bagong Henerasyon'' advocates public service in and out of Congress through livelihood programs. The following are notable accomplishments in its legislative agenda: * RA 11466 - Salary Standardization Law of 2019 (HB 2027, 2028, and 2029) * RA 11494 - Bayanihan to Recover As One Act * RA 11509 - Medical Scholarship and Return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernadette Herrera
Bernadette Ramirez Herrera (born February 22, 1976) is a Filipina politician, Deputy Minority Leader Philippine House of Representatives and First Representative of the Bagong Henerasyon party-list. She is also a TV host at Serbisyong Bayanihan, a public service program under UNTV. She is known as an advocate for the rights of Solo Parents, being the co author of Republic Act No. 11861 or the Expanded Solo Parent Act. Early life and education Bernadette Herrera was born on February 22, 1976. She attended the University of the Philippines, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in business economics and a master's degree in finance. Career Quezon City councilor Herrera was first elected as councilor for the 1st district of Quezon City in 2001, when she was 26. She ran under the ticket of mayoral candidate Feliciano Belmonte Jr. She was re-elected twice, serving until 2010. Bagong Henerasyon Herrera is the founder of Bagong Henerasyon Foundation Inc. in 2001, which was accredi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time (PST or PhST; ), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time zone used in the Philippines. The country only uses a single time zone, at an UTC offset, offset of UTC+08:00, but has used daylight saving time for brief periods in the 20th century until July 28, 1990. Geographic details Geographically, the Philippines lies and 126°34′ east of the Prime Meridian, and is physically located within the UTC+08:00 time zone. Philippine Standard Time is maintained by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The Philippines shares the same time zone with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Western Australia, Brunei, Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk (Russia), Time in Indonesia, Central Indonesia, and time in Mongolia, most of Mongolia. History For 323 years, 9 months, and 4 days, which lasted from Saturday, March 16, 1521 (Julian Calendar), until Monday, December 30, 1844 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN News
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, known on-air as ABS-CBN News (formerly known as ''ABS-CBN News and Public Affairs''), is the news and current affairs division of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The division is the country's largest international news gathering and broadcast organization, maintaining several foreign news bureaus and offices through ABS-CBN's Global division. The division generates news output for the company's media assets such as radio station DZMM Radyo Patrol 630; the former main ABS-CBN terrestrial television network (including its former free-to-air television and radio stations) and its current ad-interim replacements Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, All TV and PRTV Prime Media; cable television through ANC and DZMM TeleRadyo; international channel TFC; and news websites news.abs-cbn.com and patrol.ph, which the former ranks as the top news website in the country as of November 2021. History News division The oldest of the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia United Bank
Asia United Bank Corporation (, also known in Hokkien ; & Mandarin ), commonly known as Asia United Bank or AUB, is a universal bank in the Philippines and licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). AUB is the banking arm of the Rebisco Group of Companies, Inc. As of 2022, AUB is the thirteenth largest bank in the Philippines in terms of assets. History On October 3, 1997, AUB was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and started to operate as a commercial bank on October 31, 1997. In 2013, AUB was given authority by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to operate as a universal bank. In 2018, AUB plans to open 15 new branches, which will bring its network size to 264 by the end of the year. In July 2023, Rebisco president Jonathan C. Ng was elected as the chairman of the company, replacing Abraham T. Co. See also *List of banks in the Philippines The Philippines has a comprehensive banking system encompassing various types of banks, from large univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastWest Bank
EastWest Bank (, Hokkien ; Mandarin ), formally known as East West Banking Corporation, is the eleventh largest bank in the Philippines in terms of assets. It was founded in 1994 in Manila by the late tycoon, Andrew Gotianun and his wife. It is a member of the Filinvest Group, led by the Gotianun family. Its headquarter is located at The Beaufort, a condominium building by Filinvest in Bonifacio Global City. History EastWest Bank was created on August 14, 1988. It was on that date that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas granted EastWest Bank its commercial banking license. Backed-up by the Filinvest Group of Companies, EastWest Bank opened to the public along Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati on August 1, 1994. This was the comeback of the Gotianuns in the banking space, after they sold the Insular Bank of Asia and America to PCIBank in 1986 (which was acquired by Equitable Bank forming Equitable PCI Bank, which in turn was acquired by Banco de Oro in 2006) and Family Savings B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GCash By Alipay QR
GCash is a Philippine mobile payments service owned by Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (doing business as Mynt), and operated by its wholly-owned subsidiary, G-Xchange, Inc. Mynt is a joint venture between Ant Group, an affiliate company of the Alibaba Group who operates Alipay, the world's leading mobile and online payments platform; Ayala Corporation, one of the Philippines' largest and oldest business conglomerates; and telco giant Globe Telecom, through its corporate venture builder, 917Ventures. As of May 2023, GCash claims to have 81 million active users and 2.5 million sellers and merchants across the Philippines. Since GCash does not have bank status, the protection of funds deposited in a bank by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation is not available for e-money issuers. History GCash was launched in October 2004 as an SMS-based money to transfer service. It was Globe Telecom's answer to Smart Communications' Maya (mobile payments), Smart Padala which aimed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
is a Japanese bank holding and financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. MUFG was created in 2005 by merger between and UFJ Holdings (株式会社UFJホールディングス; ''kabushikigaisha yūefujei hōrudingusu''). These two groups in turn brought together multiple predecessor banks including Mitsubishi Bank (est. 1880), Yokohama Specie Bank (est. 1880 as a policy bank, reorganized after World War II as Bank of Tokyo), Sanwa Bank (est. 1933 by merger of prior institutions), and Tokai Bank (est. 1941 by merger). MUFG holds assets of around US$2.7 trillion as of 2024 and is the parent company of fully-owned MUFG Bank (branded Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ or BTMU until July 2018), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation; majority shareholder of Bank Danamon in Indonesia, Bank of Ayudhya in Thailand, and Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS in Japan; and a lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
