The Manila Times

Kanto syantes

- BY MARGA BELLOSILLO

FINTECH and digital services provider Posible recently launched Gen 2, its second-generation machine that offers the usual repertoire of its comprehens­ive services, including utility bills payment, select government fees, money services, micro- insurance, mobile loading, online gaming credits and ticketing.

Posible Gen 2 has a larger touchscree­n display and offers inventory management for small and medium businesses. It is now also possible to create and implement loyalty and rewards programs — tools essential for growing existing and start-up businesses.

“What we want for this new generation of Posible device is to give our young entreprene­urs the tools they need to succeed in the marketplac­e. Giving our second-generation package more customer-friendly features means more possibilit­ies that we can offer kanto-preneurs and microsyant­es not only in the future, but even today.” CEO JG Puzon pointed out.

On top of this is the opportunit­y to own and operate an online retail store, right within the Device itself. The Posible Shopbox feature offers access to a variety of online and traditiona­l retailers and instantly converts a business location into an online shopping hub for the community.

“With their energy and optimism, we want to partner with young entreprene­urs, so we can achieve

Posible Shopbox we want to enable the Filipino consumer in the barrio

- necting them to the digital economy and spurring local economic growth,” Puzon added.

It is this generation of businessmi­nded people that Puzon and Posible hopes to tap in their overall aim of reaching the unbanked communitie­s across the country. Currently, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas pegs this number as up to 36 percent of towns and cities in the Philippine­s that still do not have access to banks or payment centers.

inclusion happen in the Philippine­s, Posible was recognized as one of the

NUS Social Venture Challenge held in Singapore last October 2017. Currently, it offers more than 300 digital services to over a million Filipino consumers

billion worth of transactio­ns.

According to the 2016 List of Establishm­ents of the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Philippine­s

- prises operating nationwide. This was

business establishm­ents reported Posible CEO JG Puzon with celebrity mom-preneur Neri Naig-Miranda enterprise­s. Large enterprise­s made up

With over 2,000 retailers nationwide to date, Posible is on track to achieve its goal of connecting every Philippine town and city to the digital

Recently, the company also announced its partnershi­p with celebrity mommy blogger Neri Naig-Miranda at the Phoenix National Convention held at the Marriott Hotel.

Naig-Miranda is the first celebrity/ mompreneur who will help the general public gain awareness and understand­ing about the business opportunit­ies afforded by Posible. Among her many business ventures are Neri’s Gourmet Tuyo, Ang Paboritong Suka ng Asawa Ko, Very Neri’s Sleepwear and Neri’s Bakeshop.

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