MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s (RCBC) financial inclusion super app DiskarTech bagged the Special Award for Digital Resiliency at the 2021 IDC Future Enterprise Asia Pacific Regional Awards for displaying its ability to adapt to business disruptions especially during the pandemic.
“As we move towards a better normal, DiskarTech remains committed in its mission to democratize banking and financial services for Filipinos by breaking down barriers and serving the millions of unbanked and underserved Filipinos. The recognition from IDC proves that making digitalization accessible, resilient, and flexible in addressing disruptions is the way to future-proof our banking system,” said Lito Villanueva, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer of RCBC.
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This regional award for digital resiliency came shortly after RCBC was recognized by the local IDC Future Enterprise Awards – Philippines as the country winner for two categories, namely: Best in Future of Industry Ecosystems and the Special Award for Digital Resiliency.
RCBC’s Asia-Pacific IDC award follows a string of other international recognitions – the Digital Innovations Award and the back-to-back Asiamoney win to name a few – affirming the inroads RCBC and DiskarTech has achieved in its journey towards financial inclusion and digital transformation in the country in just a little over a year.
Promoting resilient and inclusive digital finance
It pioneered the use of Taglish and Cebuano in its user interface catering to the basic financial needs of marginalized Filipinos.
After a year, the mass-market app has successfully reached close to five million app downloads coming from all 81 provinces in the country as of the end of October 2021. Gross transaction volume surged to over 5975 percent from a year ago with 9 out of 10 transactions done in the provinces.
