Analysis: agencies have hired hundreds of thousands of “chatters” to impersonate 4M+ OnlyFans creators, as many Filipino chatters struggle with mental health
Michael Beltran / Nikkei Asia : X: @johnaglionby See also Mediagazer X: John Aglionby / @johnaglionby : “We're professional catfishers, but we all need the paycheck.” Filipino @OnlyFans ‘chatters’ ex...
Some Japanese stores are using robots from the startup Telexistence to restock shelves, piloted remotely by Filipino workers whose actions train AI models
Filipino tele-operators remotely control Japan's convenience store robots and train AI, benefiting from an uptick in automation-related jobs. Bluesky: @benschleuss , @goldstein , @atherton , @marypcbu...
Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry report struggling with overwork and discrimination, citing overnight shifts of up to 16 hours and abusive treatment
A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they face long shifts, low pay, and unequal treatment. Bluesky: @rinachandran Bluesky: Rina Chandran / @rina...
Nigeria arrests 792 suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, in a raid on a building believed to be a crypto romance scam call center
Nigeria's anti-graft agency said it had arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a building believed to be a hub for fraudsters who lured victims …
Behind the YouTube influencers, WhatsApp and Telegram groups, and services like FewFeed fueling Facebook's problem of creators profiting from viral “AI slop”
Gyan Abhishek is standing in front of a giant touch screen, like Jim Cramer on Mad Money or an ESPN talking head analyzing a football play. Threads: @jasonkoebler and @jenvalentino_nyt X: @jason_koebl...
Pomelo, an international money transfer service that lets US senders offer credit cards to recipients in the Philippines, emerges from stealth with a $20M seed
The first financial technology platform to combine consumer credit and remittance transfer FinSMEs : Pomelo Raises $70M in Funding Tweets: Charlize Alcaraz / @charlizealcaraz : Filipino FinTech startu...
Voyager Innovations, owner of popular Filipino financial app PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank, raises $210M led by SIG Venture Capital at a $1.4B valuation
Voyager Innovations, the owner of Philippines' payment and financial services app PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank, announced today …
Manila-based GrowSari, which helps Filipino MSMEs to digitize, raises an additional $77.5M to its Series C, bringing the round's total to around $110M
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Manila-based GrowSari, which helps Filipino MSMEs to digitize, offer bill payments, launch e-commerce stores, and more, raises $45M from KKR
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Voyager Innovations, which develops popular Filipino payment and financial app PayMaya, raises $121M in new funding and $46M in previously committed funds
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