PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASTHE COURT of Tax Appeals (CTA) has granted NLEX Corp., a unit of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), a P3.8-million tax refund for local business taxes erroneously paid to the City of Valenzuela for taxable years 2012 to

ATOME.PHDIGITAL financial service platform Atome Financial said it secured as much as $200 million in syndicate credit facility, which will open up more financing in the Southeast Asian region.This would allow it to launch innovative personal finance products in key

1 of 3FOR CENTURIES, the apple has captured the world’s imagination. In several languages, the word apple has become a substitute for the idea of fruit itself: the French name for potato, pomme de terre, translates to “apple of the

FREEPIKMASTERCARD Philippines expects banks to begin integrating near-field communication (NFC) capabilities into their apps and cards by next year as contactless transactions continue to rise.“When I say tokenization, that is putting your card or payment credentials on your phone so

BW FILE PHOTOJOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) expects to finalize the S$20.2-million acquisition of Hong Kong-based restaurant Tim Ho Wan by January 2025, according to its chief financial officer (CFO).“Beginning January, this (Tim Ho Wan) brand and business of 80+ stores