Satoshi Citadel Industries is a financial technology company building the Blockchain ecosystem in the Philippines. We seek to usher the financial service industry into a new era by creating Blockchain solutions and strategies that are faster, more efficient, and more accessible compared to traditional methods of using and moving money.
Founded and composed of a homegrown team of passionate entrepreneurs, and recently, with the backing of South Korean tech giant Kakaotalk's investment arm K Venture Group, SCI has pioneered the development of blockchain technology services in the Philippines since 2014.
Our focus on rapid execution and iteration has led to the development of products that represent a key link in the Blockchain ecosystem. Drawing from the team’s track record of success across multiple industries, we inherently understand the unique competencies required to drive business in the local market, and have access to a firmly established network that enables us to tap the resources necessary to provide cutting-edge solutions.
The Blockchain is a breakthrough technology developed only in the last decade. It has created a global, transparent, and decentralized source of value and trust, and the industries it has developed have the potential to change finance and governance the way the internet changed telecommunications and publishing.
Blockchain technology presents exciting new opportunities for innovation in financial services, and SCI is the the pioneering leader in providing proven strategies and solutions.
Certifications and Accreditations
SCI Ventures Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary - Rebittance Inc. - is registered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) as a Remittance and Transfer Company (RTC)
Type A Remittance Agent with Money Changing (MC) / Foreign Exchange Dealing (FXD)
Virtual Currency Exchange (VCE) service (MSB Registration No. 60-00107-0-00000.)
Remittance
In the $500 Billion global remittance industry, The Philippines ranks third with $27 Billion received annually. With Blockchain technology, we are able to cut this cost by almost half of the global average.
Payment Processing
There is a huge gap to be filled in the Philippine payment processing industry. SCI believes that Blockchain technology, being free and permissionless, will enable every enterprising merchant or business to participate in the internet economy without the costs of traditional payment processors.
Mobile Money
The Philippines has one of the fastest growing smartphone penetration rates in the world. Banking, bills payment, and fund transfers will now be done via smartphone - and SCI, using Blockchain technology, is at the forefront of this advancement.
Product
SCI has developed groundbreaking products and services across several financial service industries using Blockchain technology.
Hello. We are SCI.
We are dedicated in engineering the future of finance with Blockchain technology and are driven to take this industry to new heights.
If you'd like to know how we can make a difference in providing better financial access to everyone, we can talk over a hot cup of coffee
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Leadership
Jardine Gerodias
Co-founder & Director
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A veteran in the logistics industry, currently serving as the president and cofounder of MMG Group of Companies, one of the largest logistics providers in the Philippines. Jardine currently oversees 22 companies and about 600 people that span across numerous industries – from shipping, transportation, construction, financing, warehouse management and even fashion and cosmetics.
Sam Kaddoura
Director
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After fruitful careers at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Ariba in the US, Sam Kaddoura co-founded BuyBitcoin.ph, the first bitcoin exchange in the Philippines, which sold to Satoshi Citadel Industries in 2015. Post-acquisition, Sam joined the SCI team as CFO and the team later went on to raise $1M+ in seed funding from South Korea’s Kakao Venture Group. The SCI brand continues to grow in Southeast Asia and in November 2017 was one of the first recipients of the Virtual Currency Exchange license issued in the Philippines. Graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Finance from the University of Central Florida.
John Bailon
Co-founder & CEO
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Since 2014, John has been building a Bitcoin ecosystem in the Philippines with the help of like-minded partners. John leads the team as CEO, guiding the vision of the company. The rare combination of technical expertise alongside business acumen has allowed him to lead the company’s rapid growth, and his passion for developing Bitcoin technology is reflected in SCI Ventures’ successful products today. John is an entrepreneur and a software developer. Two key skills that has allowed him to build his first venture, Baicapture Inc., from an idea in 2006 into a profitable company today with presence in the Philippines and Singapore. His unique skill set has enabled him to leverage technology to build products that are lucrative and popular.
Miguel Cuneta
Co-founder & Chief Community Officer
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Miguel the co-founder and the chief marketing officer of SCI Ventures Rebittance. Finishing a degree in Human Resource Management from DLS-CSB, his expertise is in people and communication, which has led him to become a voice for the Bitcoin community since 2014, appearing in print, online, radio, and TV media to educate people about the technology. He also co-founded the Bitcoin Organization of the Philippines, a non-profit SEC registered corp. that aims to promote and protect the industry.
Randyll Caniaberal
Chief Financial Officer
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Randyll has been with Finance and Accounting for 11 years including an exposure to BPO/Call Center industry such as CVG, Xerox, and Infosys. His most recent connection was with Deutsche Bank as Financial Controller for Hong Kong Country Finance and was responsible for all finance reporting activities of HK. This involves ensuring the financial integrity of financial information and systems of the branches and subsidiaries of HK in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Mauritius, Cayman Islands, and Hong Kong,, maintain tight internal control environment, compliance to its respective local regulations and audit requirements, and support strategic business plans.
Mikal Rallonza
Chief Operating Officer
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Michael Albert R. Rallonza graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. With 20 years experience in the Financial and Fintech industries, Michael held key leadership and executive positions leading teams in the areas of Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Compliance and Sales at Citibank N.A., Standard Chartered Bank, Metrobank Card Corporation, East West Bank Corporation and Silvrr ECommerce Inc.
Erica Valerio
Chief Business Development Officer
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Erica Valerio is the Head of Business Development at SCI Ventures Inc and a director of Bitbit EMI Inc. She identifies business opportunities and builds new partnerships to meet the needs of the company. With her background in communications, teaching and sales, she’s able to bridge the company’s products and services into a complimentary market. Erica developed her skills by working as an instructor from University of the Philippines-Diliman, where she also graduated with a degree in Speech Communication.
Eric Su
Chief Product Officer
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Eric is the Chief Product Officer focusing on the various products in our platform. Having worked in the intersection of games, user experience and app development for the past 15 years, Eric was the CEO of a venture funded social network called Lifebit and a mobile app development company called FuFu Labs. He joined SCI Ventures Inc.to help improve people’s lives on a more fundamental level.
Rafael Padilla
Head of Legal and Compliance
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Rafael Padilla is a commercial attorney who focuses on financial technology, cryptocurrencies and blockchain. He is also a professor of law at San Beda Alabang School of Law where he teaches Legal Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Tax and Transport Law. He has worked with some of the blockchain remittance and financial technology startups based in the Philippines, serving their legal and compliance requirements. He also co-founded the Fintech Philippines Association, a non-profit group that represents the interests of the local fintech community and their financial inclusion agenda.
Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin Inventor
Careers
Who energizes this company? Our employees, who make up a passionate and talented team and we are always looking for more innovators to climb aboard. We take pride in a team of hardworking professionals who are committed to building solutions using Blockchain technology.
Customer Service Representative
Customer Service Representative Job Responsibilities:
- Serves customers by providing product and service information; resolving product and service problems.
Customer Service Representative Job Duties:
- Attracts potential customers by answering product and service questions; suggesting information about other products and services.
- Opens customer accounts by recording account information.
- Maintains customer records by updating account information.
- Resolves product or service problems by clarifying the customer's complaint; determining the cause of the problem; selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the problem; expediting correction or adjustment; following up to ensure resolution.
Trader Job Responsibilities:
- Generally, a financial trader’s job involves liaising with clients and colleagues, analysing data, making quick fire decisions, and finalising trades online or over the phone. Finally, they also have to complete routine administrative duties to keep track of deals made, assets acquired and money lost.
- Trader Job Duties:
- informing all relevant parties of the most relevant trades for the day;
- gathering information - critically about mispriced assets, detailed data analysis and valuation.
- making prices in their relevant products;
- executing trades electronically or by phone;
- liaising with sales traders/clients on market movements;
- predicting how markets will move and buying and selling accordingly (especially derivatives traders who try to predict the state of a market at a future date)
Compliance Officer
Works with the Human Resources Department and others as appropriate to develop an effective compliance training program, including appropriate introductory training for new employees as well as ongoing training for all employees and managers.
- Monitors the performance of the Compliance Program and relates activities on a continuing basis, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness.
- Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct. Manages day-to-day operation of the Program.
- Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct to ensure continuing currency and relevance in providing guidance to management and employees.
- Collaborates with other departments (e.g., Risk Management, Internal Audit, Employee Services, etc.) to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution. Consults with the Corporate attorney as needed to resolve difficult legal compliance issues.
- Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and Standards of Conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures. Develops and oversees a system for uniform handling of such violations.
- Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance Issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.
- Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
- Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
Business Development Officers
The Business Development Officer is responsible for developing new partnerships and integrations with businesses; assisting the Head of Business Relations in performing various managerial functions of the department as directed, providing a superior level of customer relations and service; and ensuring compliance with client and partner policies and procedures.
Main Office
Unit 606 GC Corporate Plaza
150 Legazpi Street, Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila
Philippines 1229
SCI Ventures Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary - Rebittance Inc. - is registered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) as a Remittance and Transfer Company (RTC)
Type A Remittance Agent with Money Changing (MC) / Foreign Exchange Dealing (FXD)
Virtual Currency Exchange (VCE) service (MSB Registration No. 60-00107-0-00000.)
Type A Remittance Agent with Money Changing (MC) / Foreign Exchange Dealing (FXD)
Virtual Currency Exchange (VCE) service (MSB Registration No. 60-00107-0-00000.)
© SCI Ventures, Inc. 2018
© SCI Ventures, Inc. 2018