The use of QR for mobile digital payments is very popular in various emerging and developed
economies. In China, for example, mobile digital payments account for over half of the country’s
total transaction volumes.

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. (SEPCO) donates two TV units to the World Mission Community (WMC) Center in Baseco, Tondo. WMC is a non-government organization (NGO) partnered with World Christian Fellowship (WCF) in helping the residents of Baseco Compound, particularly the children.

To help businesses in their digitalization journey, Globe myBusiness takes its partnership with micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to the next level by establishing the Globe myBusiness Corner, a dedicated area in select Globe Stores which features an interactive entrepreneur’s corner and special one-on-one consultation sessions every Tuesday.

Fortinet a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced its results from NSS Labs’ 2019 Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP) Group Test. NSS Labs' AEP report provides the industry’s most comprehensive test results for security effectiveness and total cost of ownership for endpoint security solutions protecting today’s increasingly intelligent and hyperconnected endpoint devices.

Started last April 24, Marvel fans all over the country are set to flock to cinemas for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame! For the blockbuster finale of the Infinity Saga, Globe has prepared an exciting lineup of activities and promos so Pinoy fans can get hyped for the film and celebrate their favorite heroes.

Riverbed, The Digital Performance Company announced that Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), one of the Philippines’ oldest and largest microfinance institutions, is advancing the human experience in the digital world through next-generation infrastructure from Riverbed.

The solution transforms the way NWTF connects its clients to convenient, secure financial services, and to deliver a digital experience on par with larger commercialized banks. NWTF is an NGO that helps women in the country – particularly in rural communities - move out of poverty and achieve self-sufficiency and self-reliance through microloans.

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NWTF’s legacy network was challenged with limited growth, agility and low digital performance;
there was also limited visibility into what was happening in the network – any changes to the
network had to be done manually, resulting in higher costs. As a result, the organization was
limited in its ability to expand its life-changing services to reach women and communities that
needed it the most.

The Riverbed solution provides NWTF with both SD-WAN and application acceleration
capabilities to drastically simplify networking, improve visibility and control over IT infrastructure
and accelerate the performance of applications and digital services, resulting in significant
improvements in agility and user experience, while cutting cost. Achieving a more stable, reliable
and secure network has enabled the non-profit to open more branches in rural areas with limited
connectivity, enabling them to reach more people in need of their services.

“Connectivity in rural Philippines is spotty and unreliable at best - only 40-45% of the communities
NWTF serves has a stable internet connection,” explained Raymond Serios, Assistant Director,
Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation. “Providing our clients with access to life-changing
financial services required a fundamental rethink of our network. We chose to partner with
Riverbed on the journey because of their market leadership as well as their simple, intelligent
approach to modern networking: combining the capabilities of SD-WAN, application acceleration
and visibility into a single solution and make it incredibly easy to manage.”

NWTF employees, nearly 3,500 people, serve close to 450,000 clients, and they operate in more
than 150 branches across 10+ islands in the Philippines. NWTF realized the necessity to give
their clients in rural areas secure access to convenient financial services, and also provide a
digital experience on par with the big commercialized banks – including access to mobile banking
digital services – in order to help them achieve self-sufficiency.

“Beyond the technical benefits, the Riverbed solution and the support we received from the team
along the way have been instrumental in empowering us in our mission to help lift our clients out
of poverty,” said Serios. “They were there every step of the way – from implementation to support
to traveling to the furthest corners our operation to help us deliver an amazing experience to our
clients.”

In time for the Shopee Super Fashion and Beauty Sale on April 26, Shopee, the leading e-
commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, launches a 3-part mini web series called
Shopee Makeover Madness on Facebook from April 24 to 26.

The most-awaited action-packed conclusion to Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Infinity Saga will be arriving in a few weeks, and fans all over the world are gearing up for this epic finish. Reported to be the longest film in the franchise with an estimated 3-hour running time, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame has fans’ imaginations running wild on how the saga will end and how their favorite heroes will #CompleteTheMission.

Australia’s defending women’s champion Rhiannan Iffland, cliff diving legend Orlando Duque from Colombia, and Filipino-Australian wildcard Xantheia Pennisi, got a first taste of what is sure to be a highly competitive and thrilling start to the new season during their sunset dive from the phenomenal rock formation at Tres Marias Islands.