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QBO Innovation Hub, the first and only public-private sector partnership aimed at developing the Philippine startup ecosystem, is joining the organizing team along with Original PitchVenture Capital (OPVC), a Philippines-based venture capital firm that invests and supports companies to become leaders in their own categories, to bring "Techtonic Summit 2018: Disrupting Southeast Asia" at the SMX Convention Center Manila on June 22-23. Among those being highlighted in the conference are: Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV  Monchito Ibrahim, Undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology; Nora K. Terrado, Undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry; Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, Undersecretary of the Department of Science and Technology; John Rubio, Country Director of Facebook Philippines; Jojo Flores, co-founder, Plug and Play Tech Center and co-founder of Launchgarage; Brian Cu, country manager, Grab Philippines; and Manny Aya...

UnionBank has formally opened the doors of The Ark, the first fully digital bank branch in the Philippines. Using digital technology to augment an actual banking experience, The ARK by UnionBank delivers on its promise of a new digital platform experience in banking. "The ARK was established by UniinBank to address the common pain points in banking. Falling in line, getting a number before being attended to, spending a lot of time in the bank, which could have been used in, otherwise,  more productive endeavors. It is also meant to satisfy the diverse and changing needs of our customers," said UnionBank President and Chief Operations Officer Edwin R. Bautista. Bautista explained that The Ark provides an interactional experience rather than a transactional space. It could be used as a 3rd space for different communities to get together. The ARK, as a concept branch/ "lab," also  serves as a platform for the clients to co-create an ideal banking exper...