Technology and Artificial Intelligence
Licensing and regulation for platforms, fintech, and telcos — and counsel on AI while the rules are still being written.
Technology is the most heavily regulated way to build a business in the Philippines — and the fastest-moving. We keep clients licensed, compliant, and ahead of the next rule, from fintech and telecommunications to the frontier questions of artificial intelligence.
Licensing, platforms, and media
Fintech sits at the regulated end of this work: money services, payments, e-money, and digital financial products, licensed and supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Alongside it we handle telecommunications licensing and regulatory proceedings, and the transactions that technology businesses run on — software and IT licensing, development agreements, and the monetization of technology-driven IP. For e-commerce and digital platforms, we cover the consumer-facing layer from terms of service to digital payments. Content, entertainment, and media complete the practice, including the representation of prominent media personalities and public figures.
Artificial intelligence
No single Philippine statute governs AI yet — which is exactly why deploying it takes counsel. We advise on AI procurement and deployment reviews, the data-protection footing of model training and automated decision-making, ownership questions around AI-assisted works, and the disclosures your customers and regulators will expect. We advise on these questions now, so that when the rules arrive, clients are adjusting details rather than redesigning systems.
Who we act for
Entrepreneurs and startups, software developers and licensees, technology corporations, fintech operators, and content creators. Whatever the stage — licensing, expansion, capitalization, or the deal that turns your technology into an asset on the balance sheet — the practice is built to meet it.
Data privacy and cybersecurity are close cousins of this practice and have a page of their own: Data Privacy.
If you are entering regulated fintech, start with our guides to setting up a foreign fintech company in the Philippines and money services business licensing.
Technology and Artificial Intelligence
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