{"id":3952,"date":"2022-01-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ninjavan.co\/en-ph\/?p=3742"},"modified":"2022-02-22T18:23:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T10:23:30","slug":"weekly-business-brief-jan-24-28-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ninjavan.co\/en-ph\/weekly-business-brief-jan-24-28-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Business Brief \u2013 Jan. 24-28, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s the end of the week again, and we’re bringing you the hottest business and ecommerce news you may have missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BSP, payments industry speed up PESONet electronic fund transfers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Electronic fund transfers made through the PESONet facility will now be processed in two batches in a single day, as regulators move to meet growing demand for faster crediting of money to recipients\u2019 accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Philippine Payments Management Inc., a group of payment industry participants, launched Monday a multi-batch settlement (MBS) facility that will do away with the old system of processing fund transfers conducted via PESONet once in a banking day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more on Philstar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Razon\u2019s ICTSI boosts Cavite Gateway operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Billionaire Enrique Razon Jr<\/strong>.\u2019s International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) deployed additional handling equipment at its Cavite Gateway Terminal in Tanza, Cavite province to support an increase in trade and business activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s Cavite Gateway is a dedicated container barge terminal that provides an alternate means to ship containers between the Port of Manila to provinces like Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more on Inquirer.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making digital trade accessible is \u2018complex\u2019 task<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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THE digital economy needs to have a conducive environment for trading given that it provides new opportunities, in addition to greater participation, to companies of all sizes, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Bank (WB) Group said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a joint policy note titled \u201cThe Role of Trade in Developing Countries\u2019 Road to Recovery,\u201d the WTO and WB said that making digital trade even more accessible \u201cremains a complex endeavor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more on Business Mirror<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truckers laud PPA’s permitting system<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines (CTAP) lauded the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)\u2019s new permitting system, where a single document serves as Accreditation, Permit to Operate and vehicle pass in all PPA and private ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CTAP, considered as the biggest trucker\u2019s group in the country, maintained the move is in accordance with the policy direction of the government particularly in the ease of doing business in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more on Manila Bulletin Online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NextPay transactions breach Ph1B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homegrown financial technology (fintech) startup NextPay has breached the P1-billion mark in total transaction volume in 2021, prompting its founders to paint a rosy outlook for 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NextPay\u2019s customer base ballooned by \u201croughly 20 times over the last 12 months,\u201d serving various small and medium enterprises in industries like consumer goods, technology, healthcare, investment management, automotive, e-commerce, and agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more on Business Mirror<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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