Banking & Insurance

Philippine treasury bill yields continued to soften at the auction Tuesday, dragged lower by prospects of further monetary easing after a weaker-than-expected economic...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has called on banks and payment system operators to help develop a 24/7 real-time payment system for the country.

Bank of Commerce (BankCom), the lending arm of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp., delivered a solid P2.75-billion unaudited net income in the first nine months of 2025, a 24 percent jump from a year ago, powered by robust loan growth, higher net interest margins, and hefty foreign exchange gains.

Net foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines stayed positive in August 2025, although inflows declined by 40.5 percent to US$494 million from US$830 million a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.

Insular Life (InLife), the country’s first and largest life insurer, is challenging the long-held Filipino mindset of “bahala na” with its new campaign, “Bahala Not.”