The reins of Ayala Corporation have been passed on to a new Zobel but the firm continues to look for fresh opportunities as it is cautiously optimistic about its post-COVID prospects. “We are cautiously optimistic about the business environment and will continue to prepare for a post-...
Two of the country’s big banks BDO Unibank Inc. and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) are currently looking into acquiring Citi Philippines’ retail business after its parent global company, US-based Citibank N.A., announced its planned exit. BDO president and CEO Nestor V. Tan said...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) will spend P10-11 billion this year as information technology (IT) and cybersecurity investments, more than it has been paying for digitalization in the last five years. The big bank’s newly-minted president and CEO, Jose Teodoro “TG” Limcaoco, a...
Users can now make instant cash-ins to their GrabPay wallet for free by linking it to their bank accounts (Banco de Oro (BDO), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Unionbank) or visiting the nearest SM mall or 7-Eleven store. “Our partnership with three of the biggest banks and leading...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye On April 22, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) will have a changing of the guard. Cezar “Bong” P. Consing will step down as president in favor of Jose Teodoro “TG” Limcaoco, another stalwart of the BPI/Ayala group. Consing will remain as a director and...
BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB), the consumer and retail banking arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), was assigned the highest issuer rating of PRS Aaa (corp.) with a stable outlook. Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) said a company rated “PRS Aaa” has a very strong...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has tapped the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) as a new payment channel for members to pay their contributions through the pension fund’s mobile app conveniently. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive, said individual...
Slows down branch expansion BPI Direct BanKo (BanKo), the savings bank subsidiary of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) specializing in micro enterprises financing for as low as P25,000 up to P150,000 collateral-free, is targeting the grant of P7 billion micro loans this year to help micro...
Cebu Air, Inc. (CEB) today ( March 5) signed a P16 billion ten-year term loan facility with a syndicate of domestic banks. The airline's lenders include the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), along with Asia United Bank Corporation (AUB), Bank of the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In a recent award ceremony, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) lauded four Ayala companies for leading the way in terms of corporate governance in the country. Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) and Globe Telecom made it to...
Bank of the Philippine Islands posted a 25.7 percent drop in net income to P21.4 billion last year from the P28.8 billion earned in 2019 due to higher provisions for loan losses. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its fourth quarter 2020 net income was P4.2 billion, a...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is merging with BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB), its wholly owned thrift bank subsidiary, with BPI as the surviving entity. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, BPI said the merger, which it hopes to complete this year, will prime the Bank to seize...
