Filipino startup news
in March 2021
Startup news headlines from The Philippines in March 20201 covered items across areas including e-commerce developments, online insurance, women entrepreneurs in technology, digital-only banking and more.
Items listed here present a snapshot of coverage of Filipino startup news headlines for the month, drawn from Startup News Asia’s daily feeds; each news headline listed is linked directly to the article behind that headline, available to read in full, online.
This gives followers of The Philippines’ startup scene two things instantly:
- a quick overview of the tech, startup and funding news from The Philippines that was reported in March 2021, obviously; and
- one-click access to the full details behind each Filipino startup news headline.
If you’re looking for March 2021’s technology news, rather than startup news from The Philippines, see our other tech news collections, listed at the foot of this page.
You can also download a snapshot of The Philippines’ tech news:
- Philippines: Uno digital-only bank partners Xebia consultancy to add AI-based features, including facial recognition, voice ID, and tailored credit
- Philippines: StartUp Village and Junior Chamber International Philippines partner for Startup Academy skills development initiative, part of Forty Under 40 program
- Philippines: A brief intro to the tech startups taking part in the Shell LiveWIRE acceleration program
- Philippines: Citi Foundation Microenterprise Development Center Creativity and Innovation Hub launched by Citi and Bayan Academy, focusing on the country’s MSMEs
- Philippines: A podcast interview intro to PayMongo, helping Filipino businesses move into e-commerce activities
- Philippines’ Land Bank partners O-City to explore automated fare collection, contactless payment and digital ticketing in Metro Manila
- Philippines: NextPay e-payments firm gains $125K pre-seed funding from Y Combinator
- Philippines: An intro to Kumu, livestreaming app boasting 7M registered users, 2M monthly active users, and 40K livestreams daily
- Philippines: Plug and Play APAC corporate innovation platform to run inaugural Tech Showcase in Manila under Enterprise Singapore Global Innovation Alliance Manila program
- ICYMI: Tonik digital-only bank launches first neobank in the Philippines, offering app-based deposit, payment and card products
- Philippines: An overview of the country’s startup ecosystem, from StartupBlink
- Filipino startup MoveUp platform for online onboarding and training of teams takes win at ASEAN Startup Awards competition
- Philippines: Seminar series from Stanford University – Startup Acceleration and Entrepreneurship in the Philippines
- Philippines: KwikInsure launches platform for insurance in the Philippines, offering over 100 life and nonlife insurance products
- Women In Tech: An intro to 4 female entrepreneurs and leaders from The Philippines
Technology-focused news in March 2021
The links below will take you to news round-ups focused on particular technologies, rather than technology news from a particular location:
• Artificial intelligence news, March 2021
• Blockchain news in March 2021
• Crypto & digital currency news in March 2021
• Cybersecurity and related news, March 2021
• FinTech and digital banking news in March 2021
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