Payoneer is hosting a forum for 300 small and medium
entrepreneurs and business processing outsourcing (BPO) professionals in Cebu on
May 27.
The event, dubbed as Payoneer Forum Cebu, is free for freelance
professionals, online sellers, tech entrepreneurs and SME operators who want to
go global.
“Through this event, Payoneer will continue to empower small and medium
sized businesses and enterprises to enter the global market, by sharing with
them the many global opportunities for going online. In addition, they will
explain how they can easily receive cross border payments – transactions in
which they transfer or receive money to or from an individual or company
operating in a different country - to help them power their businesses
internationally,” read the statement released by Payoneer to the media.
Payoneer just finished the Philippine Impact Sourcing Conference
(Piscon) in Davao earlier this April. It is just one of the 40 forums that the
company hosts in over 30 cities worldwide every year.
Speakers for the Cebu forum include performance 360 Solutions Founder
& CEO Michael Cubos, Purple Click Philippines CEO & President Piccina
Alvarez, Kinder Fluff CEO Yasi Herbich, Freelancer Jason Dulay, and Payoneer
Philippines Country Manager Miguel Warren.
“The Philippines is one of the top 5 online outsourcing countries
globally” said Miguel Warren, Philippines Country Manager of Payoneer.
“We see many opportunities to work with cross border service providers,
freelancers and start-up entrepreneurs, and to help them grow their business
internationally,” he added.
Cebu’s Information Technology-Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO)
industry saw 15 to 18 percent expansion in 2016. The biggest urban center and a
major educational center south of Manila, Cebu produces an ample supply of
talent for BPOs.
The large population with a growing BPO sector that pays well, Cebu is
a haven for SMEs. Long before 2017, Cebu had already close to 3,000 SMEs with
an estimation of Php 5.5 billion, sales of Php 12 billion, and total employment
of about 180,000 workers.
Payoneer recently opened its country office in Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig. The local team is focused on growing the company’s presence in the
Philippines. The global company also called on small BPOs and emerging
companies that utilize other online payment methods to take part in the forum
to learn how to make the most out of cross-border transactions.
“Small BPOs and SEO agencies in the Philippines have long used other
options to receive funds from international clients. Payoneer can help them
receive more pesos through lower fees and higher foreign exchange rates, whilst
offering additional ways to receive cross-border payments,” said Warren. (PR)
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