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The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has received two distinctions for SME development and financial inclusion at the Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 last October, 2025. The banking awards, organized by The Digital Banker, recognized the bank’s RCBC Negosyo Bundle Plus and Kabalikat Cooperatives Program. RCBC Negosyo Bundle Plus was awarded Best New SME Product of the Year, while the Kabalikat Cooperatives Program received the Best Financial Inclusion Award, affirming the bank’s role as a leading innovator in enabling shared progress and empowering grassroots economies. The Negosyo Bundle Plus program supports growing businesses and SMEs with an integrated suite of financial tools, including flexible payment acceptance options such as QR Pay, POS, Tap-to-Phone, and ATM Go, along with no maintaining-balance settlements accounts, payroll services with enhanced employee benefits, access to personal loans, and comprehensive business and employee protection products. The K...

Driving Creative Investment and Global Opportunities for Philippine Cinema The 28th French Film Festival marks a historic milestone in Philippine and French cinema as it unveils the inaugural French–Philippine Co-Production Conference, a two-day industry platform designed to catalyze new partnerships, investments, and joint film projects between the two countries. The two-day event was recently held at SMX Aura, BGC, Taguig City. ,The conference serves as the first major initiative following the signing of the France–Philippines Film Co-Production Agreement during the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2025, by Gaëtan Bruel, President of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), and Jose Javier “Joey” Reyes, Chairman of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). From left: Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for International Economic Relations Maria Andrelita S. Austria; Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chairman Jose Javier Rey...

PCX Markets recognized 16 enterprises that have committed to achieving full recovery of their 2025 plastic footprint, setting a strong example for businesses advancing toward a circular economy. In the photo (center) is Ms. Nanette Medved-Po, Founder and Executive Chair of HOPE and PCX, together with representatives from the awardee companies, which include Beko Pilipinas Corporation, Century Pacific Food, Inc., Concepcion Durables, Inc., Concepcion Midea, Inc., Concepcion-Carrier Air Conditioning Company, Concepcion Industrial Corporation - Cortex Technologies Corporation, Domino’s Pizza Philippines, Generation Hope, Inc. (HOPE), General Odyssey, Inc., L’Oréal Philippines Inc., Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation, Monde Nissin Corporation, Mondelez Philippines, Inc., Mr. DIY, The Pacific Meat Company Incorporated, and Wild Flour Bakery + Cafe Corp. PCX Markets recently held their PULSE event, where they honored 16 Philippine organizations that have committed to achieving 100% r...

Joint venture to deliver up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030, starting with a 100 MW deployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to power the Global AI ecosystem with cost-efficient, high-performance infrastructure News Summary AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN to invest in a joint venture and serve as its exclusive technology partners, deepening their multi-year strategic collaboration announced in May during U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The joint venture plans to deploy up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030, with the shared ambition to expand capacity to multiple gigawatts, as a key pillar of HUMAIN’s overall ambitions. This joint venture is expected to begin operations in 2026, with a phase 1 deployment of 100 MW planned, powered by HUMAIN modern data center capacity, AMD Instinct MI450 Series GPUs and Cisco critical infrastructure solutions AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering global full-stack AI solutions, announced today plans to esta...

They say the magic of Christmas isn’t gone when you’re an adult, it’s just your time to create it now. Premier Apple partner Power Mac Center (PMC) celebrates this lasting magic with “ Wrapped in Wonders ,” a Christmas campaign featuring festive in-store and online offers for customers during the holiday season. “Christmas is a time for connection, and technology makes way for people to share experiences, conversations, and traditions from anywhere. With this campaign, Power Mac Center is focused on delivering the tools that make those moments meaningful and accessible to everyone,” said PMC Director for Marketing and Product Management Joey Alvarez. “We also want to end the year on a high note in gratitude for every milestone, every blessing, every expression of support we received in 2025.” Season’s Savings, Festive Finds There’s no time like now to finally get your dream devices and accessories for work and play ‘cause major savings are in store just for loyal PMC customers. Save u...