Asia United Bank (AUB), one of the country’s fastest-growing publicly listed banks, has partnered with GCash, operated by Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), an affiliate of Globe Telecom, Ant Financial (an Alibaba Group affiliate), and Ayala Corporation. AUB is the pioneer Philippine QR Partner of e-wallet giants WeChat Pay, AliPay and UnionPay. QR payment acceptance…
You know how they say, sometimes, the thing you’re looking for is right in front of you? That’s exactly what your smartphone is—the solution to a lot of things that are probably wasting your time—things like queueing for over an hour at the bank so you could deposit money or pay your bills. See, if…
You can now reload beep™ cards straight from your BPI account as AF Payments Inc. announced that a reloading option is now available via BPI Online and the BPI Mobile app even without pre-enrolling your beep™ accounts. To do this, simply access BPI Online or download and update your BPI Mobile app and log in…
The 17th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA) that honors microentrepreneurs who have succeeded with the help of microfinance institutions, was launched at the BSP Executive Business Center Lounge. CMA is a joint undertaking of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Citi Philippines and Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI), and funded by Citi Foundation. Honored…
Owing to the widespread use of mobile phones in the country and the exponential growth of mobile internet, Philippine banks need to embrace a mobile-first mindset to be more competitive and innovative, said Bank of the Philippine Islands’ (BPI) Chief Digital Officer Noel Santiago. “Banks should begin the transformation by capitalizing on new technologies, conducting…
Infobip, a global cloud communications company, is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia by partnering with Viber to execute impactful business dialogue. This is a big boost for the international tech company—Viber is one of the most trusted messaging apps in the region, helping brands reach customers effectively and securely. Infobip is a telecommunications and…
In line with this year’s Savings Consciousness Week, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) called on Filipinos to save more even as the proportion of households with savings has increased in the first quarter of 2019. According to BPI Family Savings Bank (BFSB) President Ma. Cristina Go, the recent quarterly survey of the Bangko Sentral…
The Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) recently launched its Meaningful Banking campaign with an aim to elevate its promise of “You’re in Good Hands” at the Grand Hyatt Manila. Since Metrobank was founded, its reason for being has always been to serve customers extraordinarily well by helping them spot opportunities and working together to…
Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift banking arm of the Metrobank Group, is raising at least Php 3 Billion in Peso Fixed Rate Bonds from July 1 to 17, 2019. The 2-year bond is priced at 5.6% per annum with interest payments made every quarter and full principal paid out at maturity in 2021. “We…
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is hosting its first ever Big BPI Blowout, a one stop shop event where clients can experience great deals on various financial products and services. The three-day event happening on June 21-23 from 10:00AM to 7:30PM at the VMall Lobby of Greenhills Shopping Center will feature travel promos, low…
Until recently, environmental consciousness has been deemed incompatible with the profit motive of companies. A growing number of enlightened businessmen know better now. Green businesses that care about greenhouse gas emissions and the environment can be more profitable than those that care about profits alone. It used to be that going green entailed working with…
