Sky Fiber subscribers get free 6-month access to Airconsole Hero
SKY and Swiss game developer, N-Dream lets SKY Fiber subscribers nationwide add gaming to their entertainment choices for the family as they are now entitled to six months of free premium subscription to AirConsole Hero starting May 18, 2021.
“SKY has decided to join AirConsole on its mission to bring happiness into every household. SKY, being an innovative company in the Philippine market and relentlessly searching ways to improve their offerings in terms of entertainment, it made a lot of sense to us to work together to provide these games to all its subscribers,” Anthony Cliquot, Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Partnership Development of Airconsole said.
The first of its kind in the Philippines, AirConsole will excite casual gamers as it offers multiplayer games and serves as an online cross-platform video game console that transforms mobile phones as gamepads and computer web browsers, Android TVs, or SKY Evo as the main screen.
AirConsole’s edge over other online multiplayer gaming platforms is that any person aged 6 to 90 years old can play a game on AirConsole without asking how it works, according to Cliquot.
If users wish to unlock premium features of the platform, such as access to all games, unlimited players, no ad breaks, and unique in-game content, they just simply have to subscribe to AirConsole Hero, which is priced at P249 a month but is FREE for all SKY Fiber subscribers for 6 months starting this May 18.
“Aside from recently upgrading our speeds at affordable prices, we want to continuously level up our subscribers’ digital lifestyle by partnering with AirConsole Hero. In this way, SKY Fiber subscribers can gather their family and friends, choose from over 160 online games, and play at fiber-fast speeds. This will help them in creating stronger bonds at home during the new normal,” Alan Supnet, SKY’s head for Consumer Broadband Products said.
To know more about SKY Fiber’s freemium promo mechanics, visit mysky.com.ph/fiberfreemiums.
Senator Poe calls for digitalization to protect seniors
Poe: Help senior citizens adapt to digital world, find livelihood at home/online
Sen. Grace Poe sought increased livelihood programs for the country’s greying population which they can do at home to help tide them over the coronavirus pandemic.
With their depth of experience and knowledge gained through the years, there is no doubt that senior citizens will make an integral contribution to economic development, Poe said.
She made the call following a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority that cited an increase in the number of people seeking jobs for those aged 65 and older and those 15 to 24.
“It’s a sad reality to see our elderlies looking for work despite the perils of COVID-19 when they should be staying at home and enjoying the fruits of their labor,” Poe said.
“Crucial intervention is needed to offer our senior citizens means of living that they can engage in without exposing themselves to the disease,” the senator added.
Poe said the Department of Education or the Commission on Higher Education can come up with a program that will allow schools and training institutions to tap tech-savvy youth to aid senior citizens better understand and use technology.
“It could be a knowledge exchange. Our senior citizens can teach the young people traditional subjects and in turn, youth volunteers can aid the seniors to use and maximize technology,” she said.
“It’s a good synergy that will bridge generations and foster a tighter and kinder society,” Poe added.
The Department of Labor can also help link senior citizens to home-based livelihood opportunities through its various programs.
Senior citizens are facing a triple challenge amid the pandemic. Along with health risks, many are battling survival due to loss of income, and further coping with the perils of isolation, Poe stressed.
While they are expected to keep themselves at home to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19, many elders still depend on going out to work to put a meal on the table or buy other essentials.
Poe raised the need for an urgent action plan for home-based livelihood programs for senior citizens that may be jointly supported by the government and the private sector and help elders cope with being alone at home and isolated.
“The growing bandwagon of remote work or work-from-home arrangements opens an opportunity for our elderlies to find means of living without exposing themselves to the virus,” Poe said.
“The government bears a heavy responsibility of taking care of our senior citizens. Working in their golden years should be just a matter of choice, not necessity,” Poe added.
The senator said vaccinating as many senior citizens as possible will also give them the necessary armor against the worst effects of the virus whenever they go out of their homes.
Global HR leaders converge in conference
If 2020 was all about rewriting the HR and Worktech playbook, 2021 is all about implementing the learnings from it, and scripting The Great Emergence story at work. We have the chance to stride ahead, accelerate business agility, and build a better-than-ever world of work – be it hybrid or remote.
People Matters TechHR SEA 2021 that was held from 5th—7th May brought together the most progressive business & HR leaders, HR analysts, HR technology experts, and Worktech startups from around the globe to shine the light on this very Great Emergence and how it marks the beginning of reimagining the possibilities presented by our new reality.
Colin Brennan, President, Payroll and Cloud, HR & Financial Solutions, Alight Solutions unveiling the key findings from the 4th edition of Alight Solutions’ State of HR Transformation Study 2021
Colin Brennan, President, Payroll and Cloud, HR & Financial Solutions, Alight Solutions unveiling the key findings from the 4th edition of Alight Solutions’ State of HR Transformation Study 2021
As Asia’s largest HR and Worktech conference, the 3-day virtual conference hosted over 2,500+ HR & business leaders from 61 countries, 80 global speakers and 100+ content sessions. Through the 3 days, 4,560 connections were made, 13,164 discussions were created, and the social media reach went up to 27 million.
“As the world gets back up to speed, HR has kept pace with the rate of change, proving time & again we are business accelerators for innovation and the advancement of people and work. Revival. Acceleration. Mobility. Momentum. These concepts are at the heart of this shift and that is what People Matters TechHR 2021 aimed to address with its focus on The Great Emergence,” shares Ester Martinez, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, People Matters.
Global leaders like Ellyn Shook, Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer, Accenture; Jason Averbook, CEO & Co-founder, Leapgen; Jim Kalbach, Chief Evangelist Mural; Nora A Manaf, Group Chief Human Capital Officer and Member of the Group EXCO, Maybank; Evangeline Chua, Chief People Officer, GovTech Singapore (Chair); Dr. John Boudreau, Senior Research Scientist and Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization, Marshall School of Business; Donna Kimmel, EVP, Chief People Officer, Citrix; and Colin Brennan, President, Payroll and Cloud, HR & Financial Solutions, Alight Solutions were some of many powerhouse speakers who joined the conference. The Presenting Partner for the conference this year was Alight Solutions.
The conference successfully triggered conversations to enable organizations to successfully build strategies for emerging in the second year of the pandemic and continue the pandemic-driven transformation to leverage the opportunities ahead.
Nium launches global payments solution for maritime companies
Leading maritime company, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), implements Nium technologies to make digital payments more accessible to seafarers across the globe
The launch of its maritime payments solution, aimed at digitising the payments experience for shipping companies, their management, seafarers, and their families. The Nium maritime payment solution leverages the company’s global licence network and integrated technology stack to enable real-time payroll disbursements, vendor payments, eWallet services, and remittances.
“Technology development in the shipping industry is accelerating as shipping companies and their seafarers seek modern ways of moving money,”said Gitesh Athavale, Head of Sales, South East Asia and Hong Kong. “Our maritime payments solution provides an efficient and cost-saving way for shipping company management to digitalise payments, including disbursing payroll and making vendor payments. Their seafarers benefit from a convenient and modern way to send and receive money simply or spend it onboard — all through the convenience of one simple app.”
Integrated maritime services leader, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is the first to use Nium’s maritime payments solution for their Spend Management Process. The solution includes the launch of BSM-branded multi-currency Visa debit cards and eWallet services for its entire seafarer population. A supplementary Visa card will also be available for the seafarers’ families.
BSM Finance Manager, Dennis Moehlmann, said, “It is important to us that our crew and their families are well taken care of, especially during these uncertain times when our crews are not allowed to go ashore and cannot physically remit funds back home. Now with this new digital payment solution from Nium, no matter which part of the world our crews are at in that moment, funds can be transferred in an instant and their families will receive the transferred money immediately on their supplementary card or their home account. This is the peace of mind we want to give to our crew.”
Shipping companies will be able to disburse salary pay outs directly to seafarers’ Virtual Visa card accounts that can be accessible via the Nium Pay app. Using the Nium Pay app, and combined with Visa’s virtual card technology, crew members can immediately access their wages from anywhere in the world while onboard or on land; send money overseas; and process card-to-card transfers, shop online, and use their Nium Virtual Cards with mobile wallets onboard.
Nium has come up with a comprehensive solution to help maritime companies combat the multitude of traditional payments issues. Nium’s unique solution combines its “Pay In” and “Pay Out” capabilities, allowing shipping companies to:
- Reduce or even eliminate the use of cash on ships through QR payments;
- Launch branded e-wallets with Card Payments, Remittance, Multi Currency functionality and Travel Insurance services;
- Apply exclusive rates for inter and intra company cross-border payments (fund transfers can be done regardless of Internet connectivity);
- Comply with payroll and delivery and international banking regulations, including Philippines’ Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) ruling regarding seafarer payments;
- Easily track remittance payments; and
- Send payments in real-time
Nium currently offers pay-outs to more than 100 countries, 65+ in real-time. Pay-Outs are available to bank accounts, Visa/UnionPay cards, and AliPay wallets.
For more information about the Nium Maritime Payments Solution, please visit: https://www.nium.com/maritime/.
