Banking & Insurance
Regulators strengthen safeguards for PERA contributors
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have joined forces to better protect the retirement savings of Filipino workers.
BPI pushes financial inclusion with new savers depot locations
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with retail chain Savers Depot to offer banking services inside Savers Depot branches across Visayas and Mindanao.
GCash, Japan’s QBC launch easier remittance option for Filipinos
GCash has partnered with Japan-based Queen Bee Capital (QBC) to make it easier for Filipinos in Japan to send money home.
State guarantee to power wider SME loans under DCFC partnership
State-owned Philippine Guarantee Corp. (Philguarantee) has partnered with Discovery Capital Finance Corp. (DCFC) to widen credit access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country.
ADB, World Bank unite to accelerate Pacific growth
The World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have launched their first joint projects under an unprecedented co-financing model designed to accelerate development in the Pacific while cutting red tape for governments long burdened by lengthy, overlapping procedures.
