Banking & Insurance
Levanta Renewables secures ₱6.2-B funding for 166-MWp Iloilo solar-plus-storage facility
Singapore-based Levanta Renewables has reached financial close on its 166-megawatt peak solar power plant paired with an 80-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, sealing the ₱6.215-billion co-financing deal with Philippine National Bank during an August 5, 2026 ceremony at Makati Shangri-La.
EastWest bolsters customer protection with ‘Banking Made Safer’ suite, unveils Easylock and enhanced security tools
EastWest has rolled out its comprehensive "Banking Made Safer" initiative, a robust set of upgraded security and fraud prevention measures designed to safeguard customer accounts and savings while maintaining the ease and accessibility of digital banking.
Experts say trusted data key to better business decisions
Philippine companies swimming in unprecedented amounts of data should focus less on collecting more information and more on ensuring its reliability, depth, and context, business leaders said at a panel discussion organized by CIBI Information Inc.
Skyro expands support for 5,000 Philippine SMEs
Consumer finance company Skyro is expanding support for Philippine small businesses beyond financing, offering merchant tools, account management, and marketing assistance as micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contend with credit constraints and pressure on consumer spending.
GSIS allocates ₱4.4 billion in emergency loans for typhoon-hit areas
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has set aside nearly ₱4.4 billion in emergency loan assistance for 166,789 active members as well as old-age and disability pensioners across nine areas in Luzon reeling from recent typhoons and the southwest monsoon.
