Philippines

Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

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Trulioo Offers Instant Identity Verification In The Philippines
Trulioo Offers Instant Identity Verification In The Philippines
July 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Trulioo, the global identity verification company, announced Tuesday (July 24) that it started offering instant ID verification for consumers in the Philippines. In a press...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Brokerage Tests Ripple’s xRapid, Filipino Banks Pilot Ethereum Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: UK Brokerage Tests Ripple’s xRapid, Filipino Banks Pilot Ethereum Blockchain
May 30, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Months after South Korea’s Financial Services Commission banned token sales, the country’s National Assembly is seeking to allow some initial coin offerings (ICOs), CoinDesk reported....

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GrabPay Names Visa Executive As Managing Director
GrabPay Names Visa Executive As Managing Director
January 10, 2018  |  Personnel

Southeast Asian ridesharing company Grab has hired Ooi Huey Tyng to serve as managing director of its payments platform, GrabPay. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Philippine DOJ Wants Former Bank Manager Charged In Bangladesh Heist
Philippine DOJ Wants Former Bank Manager Charged In Bangladesh Heist
September 08, 2017  |  International

The Department of Justice in the Philippines has recommended that charges be lodged against a former bank manager who allegedly helped launder millions of dollars...

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Bangladesh Central Bank Continues Heist Recovery Efforts In Philippines
Bangladesh Central Bank Continues Heist Recovery Efforts In Philippines
September 05, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In continued efforts tied to an investigation of $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank, the entity is sending officials to the Philippines to try...

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BPI And BDO Unibank Assure Senate Panel Compromises Are Under Control
BPI And BDO Unibank Assure Senate Panel Compromises Are Under Control
June 23, 2017  |  Banking

BPI and BDO Unibank, two banks in the Philippines, said this week they have addressed issues that resulted in a 26-hour system shutdown at BPI...

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Blockchain Mobile Payments Scheme, Coins, Gets Backing From Some Big Names
Blockchain Mobile Payments Scheme, Coins, Gets Backing From Some Big Names
May 25, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Coins, Southeast Asia’s leading blockchain-enabled mobile payments platform, announced the closing of a $5 million fundraiser led by Naspers, bringing the total amount raised in...

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In Bangladesh Heist, Following the Money Through Cyber Twists: Nation Vs. Nation?
In Bangladesh Heist, Following the Money Through Cyber Twists: Nation Vs. Nation?
March 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

“Follow the money,” the shadowy figure known as Deep Throat whispered to a pair of intrepid D.C.-based reporters during the dark days of Watergate more...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Up, Up And Away?
Bitcoin Tracker: Up, Up And Away?
February 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Is there an alternative, profound French phrase or two that can describe what investors have seen this week with bitcoin? Because “déjà vu” no longer...

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