Globe Telecom Inc.’s non-telco subsidiary 917Ventures is looking at digital solutions that could address the challenges in the hypergrowth industries which are seen to grow further over the next few years.
These industries include financial technology, digital health, advertising technology, education technology, entertainment and e-commerce, 917Ventures said.
The company provides customers an integrated and seamless user experience through its brands such as e-wallet service GCash, telehealth providers KonsultaMD and HealthNow, and online grocery platform PureGo.
Speaking at the recent 51st National Marketing Conference of the Philippine Marketing Association, Vince Yamat, 917Ventures managing director, said brands have to keep up with hyperconnected consumers as they shift to more convenient and digital ways of working, studying and accessing basic needs, as made evident by the 917Ventures portfolio companies.
Yamat added serving a hyperconnected customer is not just about changing products and services but also making them easy to use.
917Ventures said such hyperconnection is reflected in its portfolio companies, which are linked within the Globe ecosystem.
“Hyperconnectivity is not just important among consumers, but also almost among enterprises. Our portfolio companies being hyperconnected to each other gives customers better access to our services and makes their life more convenient. We innovate for the people. We ideate opportunities, launch solutions and accelerate lives. This philosophy empowers us to captivate the hyperconnected customers in the Philippines and beyond,” Yamat said.
