PLDT Enterprise, Cloudstaff cement decade-long partnership with expanded productivity services

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MANILA---PLDT Enterprise— the B2B arm of the largest integrated telecommunications company in the Philippines PLDT— and Cloudstaff Modern Workforce— one of the Philippine’s leading business outsourcing providers— continue to strengthen their ongoing partnership with the signing of a new three year service extension agreement to further drive innovation and enhance business product i vi t y.

The latest deal fortifies the longstanding partnership between Cloudstaff and PLDT Enterprise as the outsourcing leader extended its decade long association with Google Workspace, renewing licenses for its 3000+ staff spread across the Philippines.

“We would like to express our utmost gratitude to Cloudstaff Modern Workforce for their continued trust in us after all these years.

Likewise, we at PLDT Enterprise convey our unbreakable commitment in helping their business grow and become even more successful with our end-to-end digital services,” said Jovy Hernandez, ePLDT President & CEO and SVP & Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups.

Cloudstaff’s long association with the PLDT Group has organically evolved throughout the partnership, originally starting as a telecom provider, before transforming into a fully-fledged solutions partner.

PLDT has previously provided Cloudstaff internet connectivity through PLDT ClarkTel and wireless mobile plans via its wireless arm Smart Communications. Today, PLDT Enterprise, now supplies Cloudstaff with a series of world class digital solutions including Smart Bizload and Messaging Suite, Google Workspace, and Smart 5G Rocket WiFi through its ICT arm ePLDT to further boost Cloudstaff’s operations and productivity.

Cloudstaff CEO, Lloyd Ernst, says the secret to the partnership's ongoing success and longevity stems from the agile and adaptable way in which both organizations approach their oper at i ons.

“The Cloudstaff - PLDT relationship is a powerful combination,” Ernst said. “For us to succeed in a competitive and ever changing global market, we need a partner that is both reliable and adaptable, and never have we seen these qualities shine through more than in the way PLDT has provided a way forward throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic.”

“For over ten years now, Cloudstaff has been striving to change the way the world approaches outsourcing through the use of technology driven solutions and Google and PLDT have been there with us every step of the way,” Ernst added.

Likewise, Chito Franco, PLDT ClarkTel President, also expressed the PLDT Group’s enthusiasm for providing Cloudstaff with the leading digital solutions needed for conducting business on the global stage.

"For the last ten years, we at the PLDT Group have continuously strived to understand the growing requirements of Cloudstaff for us to provide the most suitable services that will help them reach more customers with their next-generation outsourcing platform. And today, we fortify that commitment especially as we help digitally transform its business," said Franco.

For Cloudstaff’s Head Network and Security engineer, Arvin Cubacub, the extension of the partnership means accelerating Cloudstaff’s rapid growth. “Continuing to have PLDT onboard providing our Google Workspace requirements over the course of the next three years is a key milestone for us. It gives us the confidence we need to grow and expand our services into new global markets, and provides our customers with one of the world’s most versatile and secure platforms, fully backed by PLDT’s unwavering support," he concluded.

For more information, pl ease visit pldtenterprise.com or cloudstaff.com.

ITY OF SAN FERNANDO---Launched in 2004,

International Corporation began operations as a PEZA-registered IT company. The company developed platforms to serve the huge demand for long distance calls by exporting telecom prepaid cards from the Philippines to Filipino migrant workers based overseas.

In 2007, the company achieved another milestone. Ventaja was the first company to collect SSS contributions and loan payments electronically from OFWs. Prior to Ventaja, it would take 6 months for SSS to record paper-based contributions from OFWs. Ventaja made it possible for all payments to be posted within a couple of business days.

In 2009 and 2011, Ventaja started accepting payments for Pag-IBIG and Philhealth, respectively. And in 2015, Ventaja made it possible for OFWs to shop online and pay with cash at remittance centers across the world. Ventaja’s online merchant partners include Cebu Pacific and Goldilock’s.

Over the years, Ventaja strived to expand its network of collection agents in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. As this network grew, so did collection volumes. Ventaja has been the largest collection partner for the Philippine government for many years now, and has received several awards in the process. Ventaja is in SSS’Hall of Fame for consistently being the Best OFW Collecting Partner. Pag-IBIG recognized Ventaja as their Top Performer in 2019; while Philhealth gave Ventaja an Exemplary Performance Award in 2018.

“We are committed to making government payments accessible to all OFWs. We want to empower OFWs; to make it possible for them buy homes and save for retirement,” says Mr. Vincent Grey, founder and CEO of Ventaja International Corp.

Ventaja continues to grow and innovate. The company is overhauling its entire software platform to make it easier for other fintechs to integrate Ventaja’s services, and to onboard new billers and merchants. In terms of reach, Ventaja will not stop until all OFWs can pay their SSS contributions or Pag IBIG amortizations from wherever they are.