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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡: 𝐆𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 Understanding the importance of the youth in nation-building and innovation, the #1 Finance Super App GCash, recently concluded the second leg of its Jumpstart Internship Program, an 11-week learning initiative that seeks to mold undergraduate students into becoming future leaders in fintech. Kicked off in June 2023, this year’s run received over 1,500 student applicants from different colleges and universities across the country. Aspiring interns were narrowed down to 39 shortlisted bright minds who were immersed in various business groups of the country’s leading fintech super app. Winners of the ImaGnation innovation challenge and some of the high potential students who landed in the ImaGnation Top 15 also received a spot in this competitive and prestigious summer program. 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨...

  2023 Grand Chamber Awards open for nominations The highly anticipated Grand Chamber Awards (GCA), an annual event hosted by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), is set to take center stage with its awarding night scheduled on November 29, 2023 at Marco Polo Plaza, Nivel Hills, Cebu City. The GCA is an annual activity of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry to recognize and honor exemplary business leaders, individuals and institutions who contributed to the economic growth and development of the Cebu and its people. The 2023 GCA will present six highly coveted awards, including the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognizes leaders who have nurtured and sustained world-class businesses for at least a decade. The Socially Responsible Entrepreneur Award pays tribute to those who have made societal benefits and sustainability fundamental aspects of their business practices. Additionally, the Young Entrepreneur of the Year recognizes the business leaders who a...

  𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬™ 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐓-𝐁𝐏𝐌 Teleperformance (TP) in the Philippines, a multi-awarded global digital business service company, made it to the top of the country’s first industry list of the Philippines Best Workplaces™ in information technology and business process management (IT-BPM). The high-profile list, curated by the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) and Great Place to Work®, recognizes people-first companies catering to and excelling in different sub-sectors, such as, but not limited to, business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) & software development. The company must also be certified as a Great Place to Work® to be eligible for the recognition. Out of the thirty exceptional employers in the list, Teleperformance placed fourth. The company’s nomination and subsequent victory in the IT-BPM ca...

  Globe welcomes new verification guidelines from NTC to improve SIM registration Renews call for consultations with gov’t on improvements in National ID rollout, law enforcement Mobile leader Globe welcomed the release of new guidelines by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to improve the ID verification in the SIM registration process. As customer protection remains its top priority, Globe asserts that the effective implementation of the SIM Registration Act requires close collaboration and consultation among key industry stakeholders, regulators and law enforcement agencies. At the recent Senate hearing, a concern was raised with regard to the acceptance of an animal photo in lieu of a real person's ID. This placed the quality of verification in the SIM registration process into question. Even as Globe has fully complied with the requirements of the SIM Registration Act resulting in the registration of 54M SIMs, there remain areas of improvement to help avert ...