Philippines

Philippine banks' bad loan ratio to hold steady at 3.5% in 2019

Strong capital buffers can help weather volatile currency risks.

Philippine banks' bad loan ratio to hold steady at 3.5% in 2019

Strong capital buffers can help weather volatile currency risks.

Will Philippine banks' rapid lending activities drain capital?

Funding will also tighten as banks ramp up credit extensions.

Only a fifth of Philippine rural and thrift banks ready to digitise

They still need to make heavy investment in foundational technologies.

Philippine bank lending to small enterprises misses target in H1

Legislative requirements were not met despite recording 10.4% growth.

Korea's Kookmin Bank ties up with the Philippines' RCBC

The partnership aims to provide financial services to corporate customers in both countries.

Philippine National Bank fully acquires thrift bank subsidiary

The move adds 63 branches to its domestic retail network.

Philippine infrastructure campaign lifts dismal lending prospects

Loan growth is poised to settle in mid-teens by year end.

Philippine banks to roll out electronic fund transfer by end-November

The government aims to boost cashless transactions from 1% to 20% by 2020.

Union Bank of the Philippines' Edwin R. Bautista discusses their massive API sandbox

With the number of API calls ballooning twentyfold in 2017, could it be the biggest API platform in Asia?

The ARK: UnionBank's take on the future of branch banking

A branch with no bank tellers, no long lines, and completely paperless, The ARK pushes the frontiers of digitalising the country’s banking industry.

Former HSBC Philippines CEO Jose Arnulfo Veloso to be appointed as PNB chief

He will replace Reynaldo Maclang who’s retiring by November.

Philippine big banks half-year profits up 7.7% to $1.45b

The combined assets of the banking sector also hit $301.58b.

The Philippines steps up rural bank shutdowns

A total of 10 smaller banks were closed in 2018 alone.