BW FILE PHOTOBy Aaron Michael C. Sy, ReporterBANKS are expected to sustaining their earnings growth in the fourth quarter as loan demand is spurred by year-end spending and after the central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR).“For the fourth

PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS(Part 1)If the Philippine economy is one of the fastest growing, not only in the Indo-Pacific region but in the whole world, with a GDP averaging an annual growth rate of  6% to 7% during these hard times,

PHILIPPINE STAR/ERNIE PEÑAREDONDOPHILIPPINE STARTUPS should start adopting sustainable practices if they want to remain competitive amid a push to reduce the world’s carbon footprint.Filipinos are also becoming more conscious about their choices and would patronize products and companies that use

By Aaron Michael C. Sy, ReporterCRYPTOCURRENCY platform Coinbase is looking to expand in the Philippines by hiring a country manager as more Filipinos are expected to adopt blockchain technology.“We are actively working to expand the Base team in the Philippines,”

E-COMMERCE platform Lazada Philippines and financial solutions platform PayMongo have teamed up to integrate QR Ph, a digital payment option that enables customers to pay using quick-response (QR) codes. “This new feature on the Lazada app, powered by PayMongo, offers Filipino shoppers