Pay day? For many, that day comes with relief and excitement. That is, the excitement to reward ourselves with a special meal with family or friends (samgyupsal anyone?), that pair of sneakers we’ve long been eyeing, a nice new toy to add to our Funko collection or that new tumbler and card to add to…
BDO Unibank, Inc. becomes the first-ever bank to win the coveted Gold Award in the prestigious 2019 Kidlat Awards, an annual creative competition celebrating the country’s most creative advertising work of the past year. Organized by the 4As Philippines’ Creative Guild, the Kidlat Awards cited BDO for its creative digital campaign highlighting overseas Filipinos finding…
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) won three awards at the 16th Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas stakeholders held last Wednesday at the BSP Complex in Manila. The Bank won the Top PESONet volume contributor award, as well as the outstanding partner for digital excellence and outstanding partner for digital…
The BPI Foundation, the social innovation arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), recently teamed up with Globe Telecom to enhance its digitalization empowerment initiative. The Foundation tapped Globe to serve as the official telecommunication partner of its entrepreneurship program, “Show Me, Teach Me” (SMTM), in enabling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
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…
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…
