Social Security System (SSS) president and chief executive officer Robert Joseph Montes De Claro and UnionDigital Bank president and CEO Danilo Mojica II met recently and discussed partnership opportunities.
De Claro said that SSS has agreed in principle to coordinate and work with UnionDigital Bank in developing and implementing a micro lending program for SSS members with 15- to 90-day tenor, making matters easier for overseas Filipinos to transact with SSS, and transferring of technology as SSS goes through digitalization.
“Through our partnership with UnionDigital Bank, we look forward to further enhancing service delivery to all Filipino workers – service being our main thrust under this administration,” De Claro said in a statement June 2.
A memorandum of agreement shall be prepared toward this goal, he added.
Mojica said that UnionDigital Bank looks toward collaborating more closely with SSS counterparts, moving forward.
“UnionDigital Bank fully support SSS in its digitalization and service delivery efforts, and commits to cooperate in any way to achieve these goals,” Mojica said.
The meeting between UnionDigital Bank and SSS showed earnest efforts to team up with companies and platforms to improve online services for millions of SSS members, especially overseas Filipino workers. ||
