Banking & Insurance
BSP flags MSME credit gap as loans reach P580B
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is pushing to close a persistent financing gap for micro, small and medium enterprises, with bank loans to the sector reaching more than P580 billion but accounting for only about 6 percent of total business lending.
CBS expands digital lending to DepEd staff via PLDT, Samsung tie-up
China Bank Savings (CBS) is bolstering its field-based lending services for Department of Education (DepEd) teachers and non-teaching employees through a strengthened collaboration with PLDT Enterprise and Samsung Electronics Philippines.
BSP links MSMEs to more funding sources at forum
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) brought micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) closer to banks and lenders through the MSME Financing Forum held at its main office on September 11, 2026.
BSP co-chairs ASEAN Capital Account Liberalization meeting, advances regional financial integration goals
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bank of the Lao PDR jointly led the 52nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Committee on Capital Account Liberalization (WC-CAL) held August 19–20, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur.
Security Bank aims for PSEi return within three years
Mid-sized lender Security Bank Corp. is setting its sights on a return to the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) within the next three years.
