The Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has teamed up with Globe Telecom to improve tax collection via the GCash mobile money service. Under the partnership, Globe’s GCash and the BIR have relaunched the Philippines’ first electronic tax filing and…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has revealed it is open to the possibility of acquiring conglomerate San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC’s) telecom subsidiaries to give it access to valuable 700-MHz spectrum. Globe’s CEO Ernest Cu said the company would be open to…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom is upgrading its GCash mobile money service to allow it to support expanded services such as bulk payment services for salaries. The operator’s dedicated G-Xchange Inc (GXI) subsidiary will deploy the latest version of Amdocs’…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has launched Global Connect, the GSMA-led platform that seeks to protect users from the risk of online fraud and scams. GSMA’s Mobile Connect aims to securely authenticate, authorize and identify subscribers accessing content by…
The country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Air Asia Philippines cancelled nearly 300 domestic and international flights in anticipation of disruptions in runway operations on the week of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit. In an…
Globe Telecom recently partnered with online retailer and marketplace Lazada to bring its GCASH mobile wallet to the e-commerce space in Southeast Asia. Under the agreement signed by Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu and Lazada Founder and CEO…
The consortium of submarine cable communication system by the Southeast Asia-United States (SEA-US), which consist of global telecommunications company, announced the commencement of construction of the submarine cable projects that directly connects…
Google unveiled two affordable smartphones in the Philippines built from the Android One program, a global initiative to bring high-quality smartphones to emerging markets. The two phones, developed by local manufacturers Cherry Mobile and MyPhone, will…
Telecommunications companies in the Philippines are making it easier for Filipino shoppers to purchase digital goods such as apps, games, books, magazines, music and movies. With only around four percent of Filipinos owning credit cards, according to the CIA…