At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, many lost faith in traditional banking systems, leading to the emergence of alternatives promising transparency and democracy. One such alternative was cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Now, FinTech startups in the Philippines are disrupting the financial industry and empowering the country’s unbanked population by offering them access to financial services that were once out of reach.
In this award-winning documentary, we witness firsthand how blockchain ambassador Lina Seiche, SCI founder Miguel Cuneta, and founder David Kath are revolutionizing the finance sector through their innovative FinTech startups. Offering a suite of services that includes bill payment, cashless transactions, cryptocurrency wallets and more, these visionaries are creating increased levels of financial inclusion in a country where over 50 million people are unbanked. Winner of the 2019 Television & Corporate Media intermedia-globe Gold award in the Finance category at the WorldMediaFestival, this documentary sheds light on how cryptocurrencies are creating change in the world of digital commerce.