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BSP is creating a ‘Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)’ in the Philippines

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced on Wednesday its plan to launch a pilot project involving a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Officially called Project CBDCPH, the pilot project is meant to explore the viability of CBDC in large-value financial transactions. A CBDC is a digital token similar to cryptocurrencies, but instead of having […]

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How to track Shopee orders in PH

There’s no denying that Shopee is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, e-commerce websites in the Philippines. With sellers offering products from the cheapest prices up to premium ones, we wouldn’t be surprised if the online marketplace is processing thousands and possibly even millions of orders on a daily basis.

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58 million Filipinos are ‘Internet Poor,’ 7th highest worldwide — study

The median Internet speeds in the Philippines has vastly improved over the years, but when internet access and affordability are concerned millions of Filipinos still remain living in “internet poverty.” Launched by World Data Lab with support from the Internet Society Foundation, the Internet Poverty Index measures how many of its citizens a country has […]