Published June 26, 2021, 2:59 PM
The pandemic has drastically altered the way we live, work (or study for the students), eat, and even shop. Whether we go back to our pre-pandemic habits remains to be seen, but this early, there are conveniences that we have been accustomed to and these are what we want for a better life.
Whereas before we have to go out, drive our cars to a store, endure the traffic and all the hassles – today, we just scan our smartphones or turn on our laptops to get all our needs ASAP. This is now the reality of shopping in a new normal and this is not going away soon like a fad.
Published April 5, 2021, 11:00 AM
PayMaya is leading the way as the online payment gateway of choice for businesses of all types and sizes in the Philippines. Through its easy-to-use and accessible online payment gateway solution PayMaya Checkout, it has enabled faster transition to cashless transactions for businesses going into e-Commerce.
It also offers readily available plug-ins for businesses already using e-Commerce sites such as Shopify and WooCommerce. For businesses that have yet to set-up their own e-Commerce sites, PayMaya provides easy-to-use digital invoicing solutions using payment links.
With many businesses shifting to online as way of coping and thriving during the pandemic, PayMaya registered over 500% year-on-year growth in 2020 both in transaction count and payment volume for its online payment gateway solutions. It also saw the number of businesses using its online payment gateway increase by over 400% year-on-year for 2020.
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SunStar File March 05, 2021 TELECOMMUNICATIONS company PLDT commits to invest in a demand-driven capital expenditure (capex) of between P88 billion and P92 billion this year to support the country’s rising demand of stable, faster and solid digital infrastructure.
PLDT’s capex in 2020 stood at P71.9 billion.
This year, PLDT aims to further expand its fiber network by 125,000 kilometers and add 1.7 million ports. This fiber infrastructure also supports Smart’s wireless networks, which cover 96 percent of the population.
PLDT’s fiber infrastructure stood at more than 429,000 kilometers at the end of 2020. PLDT had extended the reach of its fixed broadband service to cover some nine million homes, whereas the total number of available fiber-powered ports increased to four million.
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SunStar File March 05, 2021 CONSOLIDATED service revenues climbed nine percent to P171.5 billion, the company’s highest full-year revenue that surpassed 2019’s P157.7 billion.
PLDT’s earnings last year were bolstered by data/broadband demand which grew by 18 percent to P124.5 billion.
Increased demand for connectivity for work-from-home, online learning and streaming propelled its home broadband to post a record 11 percent or P4.3 billion increase in revenues year-on-year to P41.4 billion.
Data/broadband revenues now account for 80 percent of home revenues.
As the work-from-home and home schooling continues, the PLDT Home Team promised to connect more homes to the internet.