PLDT Global Corp. (PGC), through its unit PLDT Japan, has recently signed a memorandum of agreement with Seven Bank Ltd., the financial arm of 7-Eleven convenience chain, to bring digital solutions such as Bills Payment, online shopping via SmartWorld 247, and online loading to families in the Philippines through the bank’s mobile application.
PLDT Japan will also provide free Wi-Fi and free calls to the Philippines through the Free Bee App in different branches of Seven Bank across Japan. PGC is the international marketing and operations subsidiary of leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT that serves mostly overseas Filipinos across the world.
Present during the signing are, from left, Seven Bank General Manager for International Business Division Masaki Yagyu, Seven Bank General Manager for Product Development and Promotion Division Masayoshi Takeda, Seven Bank Managing Executive Officer for Sales Management Division Tomofumi Oguchi, Seven Bank Director and Managing Executive Officer for International Business Division Taku Oizumi, PGC Head of Business Development and IPOPs Albert Martin Villa-Real, PGC President and CEO Katrina Luna-Abelarde, PGC Country Manager for PLDT Japan Mario Fujimoto, and PGC Sales Head for PLDT Japan Marx Mella.