Tech news from The Philippines: April 2025

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The Philippines is working with Malaysia and Japan to link their instant payment systems for merchants, with sights on graduating from bilateral ties to a multilateral approach / full item
Philippines: Crypto Vision 2025 Conference is set for April 26th in Makati, looking at subjects including DeFi, NFTs, and the future of digital finance / full item
Philippines: An intro to AgriConnectPH, a student-developed app to help farmers identify early signs of crop stress before damage sets in / full item
Philippines: Maya fintech and Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc (PCPPI) partner to modernise financial management for PCPPI’s network of over 200K distributors and retailers / full item
Philippines: 7-Eleven is turning its convenience stores into financial service points, aiming to improve credit access by functioning as a front end for traditional banks / full item
Philippines: Now Telecom has less than 2 weeks to save its mobile business after having licence stripped by National Telecommunications Commission over missed rollout targets, and debts / full item
Australia: Government has donated PHP34 million in drones, and operator training, to the Philippine Coast Guard, reinforcing the Philippine-Australia Strategic Partnership / full item

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