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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on banking.

  1. GCash IPO seen widening financial inclusion

    GCash IPO seen widening financial inclusion

    The planned listing of GCash parent Mynt could help widen access to digital financial services in areas that remain underserved by traditional banks, as…

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  3. Quiet handover

    Quiet handover

    A major Philippine bank is set to name a new head of its wholesale banking sector in January, with the executive bringing nearly three decades of experience…

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  7. Security Bank president and CEO Victor Lee (left) and CFO and executive vice president JD Yap discuss the bank’s three-year growth strategy during Investor Day 2026.

    Security Bank targets new growth opportunities

    Security Bank plans to deepen its relationships with affluent and emerging affluent clients through wealth management while expanding entrepreneur banking to…

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  8. THE country’s banking industry indeed moved beyond traditional financial services and became a key driver of economic growth, as well as digital transformation, financial inclusion and entrepreneurship among Filipinos, and nation-building by financing the country’s prime infrastructure projects.

    Industry transforms as online services emerge

    Philippine banking is moving beyond branches as digital payments, development financing and sustainable investments expand access to capital and support…

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  9. SMFL acquires 30% stake in RCBC Leasing

    SMFL acquires 30% stake in RCBC Leasing

    Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited (SMFL) has completed its acquisition of a 30 percent equity stake in RCBC Leasing & Finance Corporation…

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  10. Private offices provide a quiet and flexible workspace for businesses and teams.

    Digital payments expose back-office gap

    The Philippines’ digital payment boom is exposing a gap in business back-office systems, with finance teams facing growing reconciliation and accounting…

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  11. MAYA director of Information Security Jan Martin Encina (second from right) speaks during the BusinessWorld Cybersecurity Summit, where he highlighted the need to treat cybersecurity as an enterprise-wide responsibility amid evolving digital threats.

    Maya: Cybersecurity now key to customer trust

    Maya executives urged Philippine financial institutions to make cybersecurity part of the customer experience, strengthening fraud protection, data privacy,…

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  12. THE EastWest UniBank branch at The Fort — Beaufort in Taguig City. EastWest recently received two International Finance Magazine awards for its securities brokerage and Priority Banking services.

    EastWest wins two IFM plums for wealth services

    EastWest Banking Corp. earns two International Finance Magazine awards, including Best Priority Banking Experience — Philippines and Most Innovative Securities…

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  14. METROBANK'S Money Lock feature allows users to instantly lock part or all of their available balance through the Metrobank App, preventing the funds from being transferred or used until they are unlocked.

    Metrobank rolls out new anti-fraud features

    Metrobank has introduced four new mobile banking security features — Cooling-Off Period, Money Lock, Geolocation and Payee Verification — to help protect…

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  16. Supported by a growing customer base of over 1.2 million, China Bank Savings, the retail and thrift banking arm of China Banking Corp., and the country’s second largest thrift bank, has, as of end-June, total assets worth P225.58. billion. To date, CBS has a network of 190 branches, 33 Automatic Payroll Deduction lending centers, and 65 branch lite units. During the first semester of this year, it opened five new branches and converted 10 BLUs into full-service branches.

    CBS keeps profit steady despite headwinds

    China Bank Savings posted P1.19 billion in first-half net income as strong loan and deposit growth offset economic headwinds, while the thrift bank accelerated…

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