PLDT Inc. today announced the closing of the US$175 million investment in Voyager Innovations by KKR and Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Philippines’ leading tech company raises total funding of US$215 million

Investment in the Philippines’ leading technology company supports greater financial inclusion and access to mobile internet for Filipinos

PLDT, Voyager Innovations begin nationwide roll out of e-commerce on-boarding program for SMEs.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT Inc. (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) and its digital innovations arm Voyager Innovations (Voyager) together with entrepreneurship advocate Go Negosyo announced today a partnership to help the country’s micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSME) engage in e-commerce through an end-to-end enablement program that covers all aspects needed to participate in the digital marketplace.

In time for its 347th founding anniversary, the City Government of Makati, under a proof-of-concept public-private partnership (PPP) proposal, today launched the MAKATIZEN app, a first-of-its-kind digital citizen app that brings various local government services closer to people. The app is a product of the groundbreaking collaboration between PPP proponent Neo-Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. and Voyager Innovations, which enables the digital transformation of the city.

MANILA, Philippines, August 18, 2015 – Voyager Innovations, the digital innovations unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), announced that it has agreed to purchase Singapore-based eCommerce platform start-up Paywhere PTE Ltd. This is in line with Voyager's thrust of building its digital commerce business in the Philippines and other emerging markets.