Newsletter: Driving fintech innovations: GCash, Open Fabric to power NFC payments with merchants

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Local cafe accepting GCash payments

Digital payments in the Philippines have taken a leap forward with the introduction of Tap to Pay, a next-generation contactless payment system designed to offer customer convenience through effortless, quick, and secure transactions. Developed through a collaboration between Singapore-based fintech firm Open Fabric and the country’s leading finance super app and largest cashless ecosystem, GCash, the initiative aims to modernize the way Filipinos pay.

Newsletter: LikhaCert secure digital artworks preservation at Apl.de.Ap x Bitto phygital art debut

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Apl.de.ap and Bitto pose with content creator Jax Reyes, the winning bidder for their phygital artwork. The canvas painting comes with an NFC chip embedded with Apl.de.Ap’s original soundtrack.

Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde famously stated that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” however, the rise of the digital world has complicated this sentiment for artists. The prevalence of fraudulent activity in the digital age has sparked worry among artists. Imagine having an audience in the billions, yet each one with the potential to steal it and use for their own benefit. Art collectors, by extension, bear the brunt of this predicament.