When Did You Get Your First Credit Card?
I personally have never used a credit card. Ever. I like paying the old-fashioned way, by handing over cold hard cash. It has worked well for me through the years by forcing me to live well within or...
View ArticleThe Best Local Remittance Service Providers In The Philippines
Due to the low banking penetration rate in the Philippines, banking services such as funds transfer are less common to the average Filipino. Instead, local remittance services are the trend in getting...
View ArticleGet To Know Our CEO Mitul Lakhani
iMoney CEO Mitul Lakhani celebrated his first full year in charge of the company in July 2019 (after serving as CFO for three years). To mark the occasion, we asked him a few questions about his...
View Article7-Eleven To Deploy 300 ATMs In 2020
7-Eleven will be teaming up with Japan's Seven Bank in their feat to deploy 300 ATMs next year. Seven Bank is currently operating the 18,000 ATMs across all the 7-Elevens in Japan, through a series fo...
View ArticleHouse Approved Measure Imposing A New Set Of Taxes On alcohol And E-cigarettes
A new bill was approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday which will raise taxes on alcoholic drinks and select tobacco products. The House Bill 1026 garnered approval from 184 lawmakers and...
View ArticleTop 5 Biggest Financial Scams In The Philippines
Growing your money through investments is one of the most effective ways to achieve financial freedom - but it is also among the most exploited, at present. Financial scams, especially in the...
View ArticlePhilippine Economy Isn’t Vulnerable To China Slowdown – Expert
Compared to our neighboring nations in the region such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea, regional credit officer at Fitch Ratings' Credit Policy Group, Dan Martin, said that the...
View ArticleWant Financial Freedom? Get Rid Of These Habits
The Philippines earned its freedom with the bravery of the heroes who fought colonizers to their deaths. It took a long time but it eventually freed Filipinos from the shackles of its century long...
View ArticleLawmakers Files No Homework Bill
Two new bills from the House of Representative proposes a no-homework policy from Kindergarten to High School. Deputy Evelina Escudero, one of the proponents of House Bill No. 3611 seeks to eliminate...
View ArticleDuterte Signs New Laws Declaring Four New Tourist Destinations
Four laws were signed on Aug 22 by President Duterte, and these laws declared new tourist destinations, three of which are in Ilocos Sur Province. The said law and the corresponding tourist...
View ArticleHere’s Everything That You Need To Know About The National ID!
In August 2018, the president signed the National ID Law to streamline the national identification system reducing corruption, enhancing governance and serving as a tool to keep the public safe. The...
View ArticleOverseas Filipino Bank To Go Completely Digital By 2020
The Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank), a state-owned bank and a subsidiary of Land Bank of the Philippines, is planning to become a fully branchless, digital lender by mid-2020. It’s currently pending...
View ArticleShould You Buy A Brand New Or Secondhand Car?
An earlier survey found that for more than 80% of Filipinos, a car is an important tool in life. Those who live in more congested areas and experience the struggles that come with public...
View ArticleEmployment Rate Up, Unemployment Rate Steady
The unemployment rate in July was at 5.4 percent, figures which were the same as the figures in July 2018. Despite the steady numbers, employment rose to 42.95 million from 40.65 million during the...
View ArticleStep-By-Step Guide on How to Get a Pag-IBIG Loan [Updated]
One of the great benefits of being a member of Pag-IBIG Fund is the housing loan. If you are not over 65 years old and have remitted 24 monthly contributions to Pag-IBIG Fund, you may avail of this...
View ArticleYour Complete Guide To Pag-IBIG Registration And Membership
What is the Pag-IBIG fund? The Pag-IBIG Fund is a national savings program that was created to provide affordable home loans for Filipinos. This program is also known as The Home Development Mutual...
View ArticleHere’s How Long You Have To Work To Afford An iPhone 11
Every year, Apple disrupts our lives and launches a new upgrade to the iPhone that leaves many of us scrambling to immediately get our hands on it. This year, it's done it again with three new models:...
View Article2,000 Jobs A Year In Canada Open To Pinoy Skilled Workers
Yukon Canada has a total of 2,000 available jobs for Filipino skilled workers in various industries, according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello in a press release issued last Sunday. A joint...
View ArticleDFA Warns Filipinos Against Online Jobs Offers To Iraq
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a warning on Tuesday against employment opportunities to Iraq offered online. The agency reminded the public that the deployment bank to the said...
View ArticleFinancing And Lending Firms Under Close Watch By SEC
Financing and lending companies will be provisioned by tighter rules by the Security Exchange Commissions (SEC), especially in the way they advertise their services. SEC has taken notice of the...
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