Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) remains optimistic about its prospects despite the country 's slower-than-expected economic growth in the third quarter, betting on easing interest rates to boost loan growth. BPI President and Chief Executive Officer Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco...
Bank of the Philippines Islands’ (BPI) digital wallet VYBE has partnered with Pay&Go to allow users to cash in for free at over 3,400 kiosks nationwide as part of steps being taken to reach 2.5 million users by the end of the year. BPI Head of Digital Partnerships and Ecosystems, Frederic...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) expects its card products to be ready for tokenization by next year, positioning the Ayala-led lender for the anticipated local launch of Apple Pay and Google Pay. Jose Teodoro Limcaoco, BPI president and chief executive officer (CEO), said the bank 's...
Signaling bolder growth, the wealth management arm of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has abandoned its old ₱3-trillion assets under management (AUM) goal to instead pursue a loftier ₱4-trillion target by 2030. On the sidelines of the 2025 BPI Signature Yacht Race Series Season 3 Launch,...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is confident it will achieve full compliance with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) required standards for its fraud management system (FMS) by mid-2026. Jon Paz, BPI enterprise information security officer and data protection officer, told...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) won six awards at the Asian Banking & Finance (ABF) Retail Banking Awards 2025, reaffirming its position as a strong leader in the Philippine banking industry. “We are honored to be recognized by Asian Banking and Finance. These awards affirm our...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the financial services arm of the Ayala Group, posted a 5.2-percent improvement in net income to ₱50.5 billion in the first nine months of 2025 from the ₱48 billion earned in the same period last year. The bank said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) announced the passing of its former president and chief executive officer, Xavier P. Loinaz, a figure who steered the institution through two decades of major economic turbulence and technological change. He was 81. Known as XP within the bank, Loinaz held...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has announced a standardized ₱15 service fee for all inter-institution cash-in transactions made via InstaPay, effective Oct. 1. In a statement, the Ayala-led bank said the new fee will apply to all cash-in transfers, including those sent to popular...
Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI) announced its Zambales solar power plant, which is nearing completion, has secured a financing deal with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, Sept. 12, ARI said that AP Renewable Energy Corp. has...
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to extend its easing cycle until the first quarter of 2026, after the widely expected two-quarter-point rate cuts by year-end, to stimulate growth as price pressures remain subdued. “We think there’s...
Coal power projects are strutting back, and the developers are swinging “the need for baseload demand” as their backstage pass to justify new projects. Even Energy Secretary Sharon Garin is waving the green flag for coal, signaling to the media that if moratorium-exempt projects clear the...
