Drofa Comms served as a General Media Sponsor at Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, one of the region’s largest blockchain gatherings. It has brought thousands of founders, investors, women from Web3 and policymakers to Manila.
As part of our Women Leading the Way initiative, Content Manager Vladimir Rozhankovsky sat down with industry leaders to hear what they think of Web3’s next chapter unfolding.
The piece features Christine Lim and Amira Alawi of Coins.ph, one of the Philippines’ largest digital finance platforms.
Rather than token prices or funding rounds, the interview centred on how blockchain is expanding access to financial services for millions of underbanked users. It also included the growing role women are playing in driving that shift.
Both speakers explain why trust and simplicity now matter more than raw technology. They also discuss how financial education is taking shape in a region where much of the population remains underbanked. And they explore why women in Web3 are less interested in marketing roles and more in strategy, product and cybersecurity leadership.
The article also draws on BCG and IMF data on the industry’s gender gap. All of this confirms why Southeast Asia is emerging as a global leader in real-world blockchain adoption.
