First Gen eyes 50-MW solar facility in Batangas
FIRST GEN CORP. has a total of 3,668 megawatts of installed capacity coming from its portfolio of plants that run on geothermal, wind, hydro, solar energy, and natural gas. — FIRSTGEN.COM.PHBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterLOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. plans to
AI in Philippine banking: Embracing innovation amid challenges
FREEPIKBy Abigail Marie P. Yraola, Deputy Research HeadAS THE COUNTRY embraces the digital revolution, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its banking operations shows significant advancements for the country.AI, particularly generative AI (GenAI), redefines the operational and strategic landscapes
How First Circle aims to bridge the SME funding gap
FIRST CIRCLE Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Patrick LynchBy Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, ReporterFIRST CIRCLE, a local financial technology (fintech) lender, is looking to partner with four more banks next year to help bridge the lending gap between banks and small
The NEXT-GEN Tamaraw means business
1 of 9ONCE UPON a time, the Tamaraw was ubiquitous in the wild. By Tamaraw I mean the Toyota Tamaraw, and by wild I mean Philippine roads.Named after the Mindoro dwarf buffalo endemic to the region, the utility vehicle had
From something old, something new
1 of 3THE KIMONO, the traditional garment of Japan, gets a new life under the hands of fashion designer Yumi Christina (she drops her last name, Sakamoto, for work). Of both Japanese and Filipino descent, the designer’s work melds both
T-bill, bond rates may be mixed on BSP, Fed bets
RJ JOQUICO-UNSPLASHRATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on offer this week may end mixed as data released last week bolstered expectations for rate cuts by both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal
AFASA: A milestone in cybersecurity for Philippine banking
FREEPIKBy Pierce Oel A. MontalvoIT’S ONE SMALL STEP for the central bank, and one giant leap for the Philippine banking industry.Signed last July, the new Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) signifies the most comprehensive attempt yet to protect Filipino consumers
The Marcos administration must be careful about two potential blind sides
PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANIt is always tempting when writing outlooks for 2025 to have an overarching theme — the one narrative ring to rule them all. I am taking the opposite direction, which is that we may be neglecting some
SM to open two new malls in China
SM Xiamen Complex Perspective — SMSUPERMALLS.CNTHE SM group’s mall business is gearing to expand its presence in China with new openings in Xiamen and Fuzhou.“We have two additional malls that we will open in China. One is in Xiamen again,
‘X’ marks new era for Volvo
1 of 5By Dylan Afuang UNDERSCORING the local arrival of the Volvo EX30 is the start of the Swedish car maker’s Philippine distributorship under Hariphil Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI). The brand’s subcompact battery electric vehicle (BEV) joined what a HARI