Ninja Van Philippines hustles to ensure hassle-free deliveries in a post-pandemic workplace

Since the beginning of the pandemic, employers and employees alike have had to make constant adjustments other than what was regarded as established norms of working. Companies that never imagined that a work-from-home setup would actually work were actually surprised, as shown in several studies, that not only can it work but that in some sectors, the employees’ productivity even increased.

Tech-enabled express logistics company Ninja Van Philippines is at the forefront of shaping the post-pandemic workplace through the balance among employee safety, productivity, and empowerment. According to Ninja Van Philippines Chief Commercial Officer Sabina Lopez-Vergara, their mission to make hassle-free deliveries possible “rests on the hard work, skills, and passion of our people”.

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GoGo Xpress provides next-level social selling tools for futurepreneurs

The pandemic, already more than two years as of this writing, has seen the rise of micro and nano online businesses. Because of lockdown restrictions, many were forced to resort to e-commerce transactions.

On a personal note, I have not been inside a supermarket since the pandemic began. To date, our family’s grocery requirements are all delivered to our home. Online shopping has been my go-to for most everything else I need. I have also seen friends and family move their store businesses online. Many who lost jobs or just need extra income have opened food, crafts, and other businesses online.

It is not just important to be able to offer your products online. Logistics is very critical too in order to send customer orders to their addresses in the quickest and most efficient way. As an archipelagic country, crossing islands poses a challenge unlike those of countries with a single mass.

QuadX, one of the fastest-growing e-commerce tech and logistics service providers, is the company behind brands such as ShippingCart, XPay, and GoGo Xpress.

QuadX head office

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Unionbank takes over Citi’s consumer banking business in the Philippines

WOW, THIS IS BIG NEWS! I was a Citibank customer for several decades and I am currently a Unionbank depositor. So this is big news for me as I never saw this coming. Citigroup is selling its entire consumer banking business to Unionbank of the Philippines.

What does this acquisition by Unionbank include?

This includes Citi’s credit card, personal loans, wealth management, and retail deposit businesses. The acquisition also includes Citi’s real estate interests in relation to Citibank Square in Eastwood, 3 full-service bank branches, 5 wealth centers, and 2 bank branch lites.

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MSMEs have another credit source through a partnership between UBX Seekcap and Radiowealth Finance

The pandemic has taken its greatest toll on micro- to small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) which comprise 99.5% of all business in the Philippines, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. Their businesses suffered and yet they still have a lot of overhead to cover.  As we all know, seeking a credit source from the big financial institutions can be a huge challenge for MSMEs.

A recent partnership between UBX Seekcap, the Philippines’s first same-day approval lending marketplace, and Radiowealth Finance, a leading financial services provider, aims to address this difficulty by offering business loans for working capital, franchising, machinery and heavy equipment, and business expansion.

Through its partnership with SeekCap, Filipino businesses can easily apply for a Radiowealth business loan online, with loan amounts ranging from PhP 50,000 to as high as PhP 5,000,000 payable up to 12 months. A sari-sari store would find it so much easier to make a loan since a loan application only requires a valid government ID, proof of business registration (barangay or mayor’s permit), and proof of income (sales receipts or sales logbook).

About SEEKCAP – SeekCap, the nation’s first online lending marketplace, is one of the ventures of UBX. UBX is the financial technology venture studio and fund of Union Bank of the Philippines. UBX is predicated on a future where financial services are invisible: seamlessly embedded into the experiences and activities that truly matter to businesses and people. SeekCap is short for “seeking capital” and also a play on the Filipino word sikap, which means diligent, disciplined, and hardworking, a trait that has always characterized successful small business owners.

Visit https://bit.ly/SeekCaplendingmarketplace for more information or please contact support@seekcap.ph.

Unionbank virtually breaks ground for its Innovation Campus in Laguna

It won’t be long before a school for creative innovators and developers will rise in San Pedro, Laguna. Recently, Unionbank held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for its Innovation Campus, a real estate property development that will support its innovation initiatives.

Unionbank began its digital journey 5 years ago. That digitalization proved especially advantageous during this pandemic as consumers and depositors shifted their transactions heavily to online. Unionbank President and CEO, Edwin Bautista, said the Innovation Campus is “a dream come true and a testament to the commitment of Management and the Board to innovation as a major strategic thrust”.

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#CashBackIsReal with PayMaya!

Where can you find a store that gives you part of your purchase amount back? Definitely not in malls! Not in our neighborhood sari-sari store!

But PayMaya does! Depending on your luck, you get 1%, 10% or a full 100% PayMaya cashback on your purchases, bills payment, food orders, and other activities on PayMaya.

When I opened up my PayMaya the other day, I noticed a banner that said I could check my 2020 Cashless Lifestyle results. Curious me wanted to know exactly what my spending habit on PayMaya was. Check this out.

Wow, I did not realize I have been using PayMaya for over 4 years already!

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Globe myBusiness Academy Online gives more MSMEs access to its learning site

Globe myBusiness, the micro, small-and medium-scale enterprise arm of Globe Telecom, launched recently its online learning site, Globe myBusiness Academy Online, in order to broaden access by entrepreneurs to its lessons and insights culled from industry experts – any time, anywhere.

Derrick Heng, Senior Adviser for Globe myBusiness

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Loc&Stor 24/7: World-class 24/7 self storage facility is finally here in the Philippines!

You will NEVER hear anyone say that their storage space is enough. Right?

Whether it is for your business or just for your personal space, you can never have enough space. Businesses expand and so does your family. And as they grow, you accumulate more stuff. Some of them you’ll need on a daily basis but some are just seasonal. At times, you want more home decor so you can change around its look once in a while. The ones you don’t need at the moment, you want to store away and out of sight. But where?

Talk to my kids and they will tell you that I have taken over a lot of space at home. They tell me they need more closet space and that my stuff take up too much space. I’m constantly decluttering but I know I still have a lot of stuff around. What to do?

Well, I recently got to tour a new world-class storage facility in Pasig called Loc&Stor 24/7. YES!!! This long-time storage facility service that you find in the U.S. and other First World countries is now in the Philippines!

Loc&Stor 24/7’s frontage

 

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Support the UPSTART board game for entrepreneurs

If there’s one Kickstarter project that deserves funding, it’s the UPSTART board game for entrepreneurs. Created by Richard “D-cal” Dacalos and Ina Flores, UPSTART is “a board game that simulates the ups and downs of starting and sustaining a business”.

Upstart box contents
Upstart box contents

 

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