--- id: 7860 title: "UBX: Best Digital Community Impact Initiative Southeast Asia 2020" award_year: 2020 published: 2020-06-26 11:58:17 published_gmt: 2020-06-26 10:58:17 author: "CFI.co Editorial" url: "https://cfi.co/awards/asia-pacific/2020/ubx-best-digital-community-impact-initiative-southeast-asia-2020/" categories: ["Asia Pacific", "Community Engagement"] content_class: award_rationale independence_status: independent_editorial sponsor_disclosure: none editorial_lens: constructive_positive_lens historical_status: current_at_publication correction_status: none archive_policy: no_delete provenance_layer: github_versioned wayback_status: archived wayback_first_snapshot: 20200810080730 wayback_snapshot_url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20200810080730/https://cfi.co/awards/asia-pacific/2020/ubx-best-digital-community-impact-initiative-southeast-asia-2020/" license: CFI-OAAL-1.0 content_sha256: 1c9fde74f0766771de7f00e644dd3282b456940d561e532728178b35c3e6e893 canonical: 7860-ubx-best-digital-community-impact-initiative-southeast-asia-2020.json --- # UBX: Best Digital Community Impact Initiative Southeast Asia 2020 > Verbatim archived copy. Canonical machine record: `7860-ubx-best-digital-community-impact-initiative-southeast-asia-2020.json`. UnionBank-of-the-Philippines

A digital revolution is underway in the Filipino finance market, with fintech champion UBX leading the charge. UBX serves as the fintech arm of local giant Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), operating as a separate entity to manage tech initiatives, build platforms and make investments in fintechs. The UBX moniker is a clever representation of that mission statement: UnionBank to the power of x. It creates opportunities through collaborative partnerships and the application of innovative technology. The UBX line-up features UnionBank-incubated solutions such as the i2i and platforms such as BUX, Sentro and SeekCap. BUX is an embedded eCommerce platform helping to grease e-commerce wheels. Sentro provides tools to build online stores in minutes. Blockchain-based i2i targets underbanked rural populations by connecting them to financial institutions across the country. The breakthrough solution has enabled citizens in hard-to-reach areas to access the government’s Covid-19 stimulus payments. As a fintech, UBX is not constrained by traditional banking regulations and encourages out-of-the-box thinking to incorporate financial services into B2B, logistics and financial services ecosystems. The tactic has been proven to boost financial inclusion and promote growth. UBX launched QLabs, where a talented tech team with blockchain and full-stack development capabilities helps companies on their own digital transformation journeys embed financial services into their consumers’ daily lives. UBX has just celebrated its first anniversary, and the CFI.co judging panel is pleased to add another candle to the cake. UBX wins the 2020 award for Best Digital Community Impact Initiative (Southeast Asia).