Mondelēz new VP-managing director
Mondelēz International announced that Aleli Arcilla is taking over leadership as vice president and managing director in the Philippines.
Arcilla is the first woman and Filipino company lead in almost 15 years,
Arcilla brings more than 26 years’ experience to the company with a distinguished career across sales, marketing and senior commercial roles with successful and scale multi-national companies.
Cascadeo named in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Cascadeo, a leading cloud IT transformation services provider and Globe’s cloud services delivery arm, announced its inclusion in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services for the second consecutive year.
The Gartner Magic Quadrant evaluates industry players across multiple factors in two major categories: Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. The Magic Quadrant notes that “as organizations continue their journey to the cloud and digital transformations, the need for top-down, application-driven transformation continues its rapid growth.” It also posits that the “ability to provide transformation services, cloud-native application development, managed services and vertical industry insight are key factors of success for providers in this market.”
“As public cloud deployments continue to accelerate worldwide, we believe we will see both continued investments and innovation in the cloud,” said Raymond Policarpio, vice president for Product Management and Marketing at Globe Business, Enterprise Group. “Globe is well positioned as a global partner to these organizations who need expertise across cloud disciplines.”
Cascadeo is a longtime AWS Premier Tier Services Partner that provides cloud managed services, professional services, and cloud management through its proprietary platform cascadero.io. The company has over 100 AWS certifications, is a Microsoft Azure Gold Partner, and Certified on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Sprout cited for outstanding user ratings
Filipino-led Sprout Solutions has again received high ratings from its users and is recognized with 9 badges from the Summer Report of G2, the world’s leading B2B software marketplace and services review platform—as the HR solutions company leads the way in making human resource operations more streamlined and accessible through digitalization.
The Philippines largest Software as a Service (SaaS) company is an industry leader that provides companies with digital solutions that increase engagement and efficiency and has been recognized as a High Performer for their HR Analytics Grid Report, Earned Wage Access, and Time and Attendance Grid Report. This is based on the high ratings of Sprout’s users through the G2 review platform and their market presence scores.
Sprout also topped the HR Analytics Usability Index and HR Analytics Relationship Index.
Through these products, Sprout helps companies manage their data and use it to transform and update their organizational procedures according to their specific needs. The user-friendly format that supports better analytics for better access and engagement is highly appreciated by Sprout clients.
JGF reinforces support to smallholder farmers
Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) continues to support smallholder farmers by providing them access to technologically advanced farming techniques for more sustainable agriculture.
Launched in 2008, JGF’s Farmers Entrepreneurship Program (FEP) empowers and helps smallholder farmers sharpen their technical and business acumen as well as their partnership-building skills. Today, these farmers supply the vegetable requirements in some Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, and Mang Inasal favorites.
Since 2020, the Foundation has partnered with IBM’s The Weather Company for a more accurate community-level, 7-day weather forecast. JGF also worked with the Central Luzon State University to interpret the weather data and translate it into the prescribed farm practice for the day. The information is then shared in a private messaging group for faster dissemination among the farmers. The SMS feature of this system is now being developed for easier access.
The Onion and Vegetable Producers Cooperative (OVEPCO) farmers from Barangay Tabulac in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija were among the first to benefit from this system. Through the barangay-level forecasts, the farmers can adapt and better decide when to plant, fertilize, and harvest their crops.
This project currently supports 116 farmers in 12 barangays in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija and Alcala, Pangasinan.
Chelsea Travel app launched
Chelsea Logistics and its three shipping lines, namely Starlite Ferries, SuperCat, and Trans-Asia, deployed Chelsea Travel, a unified online booking system, which will provide passengers an easy, fast, and stress-free booking experience.
It will enable passengers to buy and pay their tickets when most convenient for them even outside business hours. It also reduces workload for the tellers thus optimizing customer service.
The Chelsea Group on August 8 officially launched the first phase of Chelsea Travel which allows passengers to book by just scanning the QR Code. They will be given access to the VIP lane at the ticket outlet so they can immediately pay without having to line up for a long time.
The second phase will enable passengers to pay online, skipping the manual transaction with a teller.
Fight vs cable theft
SKY bolsters its call and efforts to curb illegal cable cutting incidents, affecting cable TV and internet services for its subscribers nationwide, by officially partnering with major telco providers, with the PCTA, and local government units (LGUs) through the strengthened “Oplan Kontra Putol” campaign.
In the joint manifesto signed by executives from SKY and other telco companies, including Globe Telecom, PLDT and Smart Communications, Streamtech, Metroworks ICT, and Eastern Communications, Radius Telecoms, and the Philippine Cable and Telecommunications Association (PCTA), the group heeded the call for unity in protecting Filipino households from these illegal acts.
The manifesto looks to condemn such acts and hold individuals involved accountable under the rule of law, particularly with the implementation of RA 10515, also known as the Cable Theft Law that would charge perpetrators to face two to five years of imprisonment or pay hefty fines as imposed by the court.
As of August 5, SKY has reported 205 incidents of cable cutting and theft around Mega Manila, with the month of July incurring the greatest number of cases totaling 45, and Quezon City tallying the most number of cases spotted with 89 since January 2022. Four of the cases have been filed with criminal charges by corresponding telco partners. SKY also responded to cable cutting incidents in regional areas, with 111 cases tallied in Cebu alone since the beginning of 2022.
Jeff expansion
Spanish startup home delivery laundry services Jeff eyes to open 10 more hubs in the Philippines in 2022 on top of the 37 it currently has.
The company is open to entrepreneurs who want to start their business through its “Business in a Box” concept. This includes international branding and promotional materials, training, industry knowledge, innovative business plans, marketing playbook and access to Jeff Academy, an online learning platform available to franchisees.
This also includes three patented technology products: Jeff app for customers to schedule services; Jeff Suite, a unique management software designed to facilitate financial, technical, marketing and management needs; and the Jeff Driver app to manage all delivery needs.
The company sees the Philippines as one of its most important markets.
Digital banking made safe
Komo is leading the charge in ensuring consumer protection in online financial transactions.
Komo enables users to meet their daily banking needs with ease, convenience, and most importantly, security, all with a few taps on the app.
Backed by Eastwest’s decades of banking experience, Komo is no lightweight when it comes to performance, creating a new legacy for truly secure online financial transactions.
Komo expertly combines digital convenience with solid banking security — enabling users to ensure each activity they do in the app remains safe and uncompromised.
The feature-rich app allows users to track and monitor all their transactions in real time at a glance, and even ensures their money’s security with the ability to instantly lock their free VISA Debit Card in case of loss or potential dubious encounters with scammers.
Transferring funds to another account or paying bills are also made seamless through the user-friendly interface of Komo; while OTPs provide a first layer of security, the biometrics ensure you can log on to your app when the SMS OTPs take forever to arrive.
Security Bank celebrates 71 years
Security Bank Corp. marks its 71st anniversary with a commitment to innovating its BetterBanking service to benefit its stakeholders. “With over seven decades of experience and a sharp focus ahead, we’re optimistic about achieving our vision to become the most customer-centric bank in the Philippines,” said Sanjiv Vohra, president and chief executive officer.
Security Bank has been serving retail, corporate, institutional, and MSME clients since it opened its doors in 1951.
Building on a heritage of BetterBanking service, as recognized over the years by The Asian Banker, Euromoney, Asiamoney, Alpha Southeast Asia, and many others, the Bank embarked on a new journey in 2020. Amid the pandemic, Security Bank found opportunities to evolve and carve out paths for growth. With changing customer behaviors and business needs in mind, the Bank pivoted to invest in service differentiation.
Anchored on a vision to become the most customer-centric bank in the Philippines, Security Bank focused its lens on high growth sectors in retail, wholesale, and MSME segments–understanding and investing in what matters to clients. In doing so, significant investments were made in people engagement and talent development, scalable infrastructure, cloud technology, as well as robust risk management controls.
