Banking & Insurance

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has maintained a largely unchanged inflation outlook in its July 2025 price survey, projecting the headline rate to remain within a modest range of 0.5 percent to 1.3 percent, reflecting subdued price pressures and a cautious monetary stance.

TikTok Shop and GoTyme Bank on Thursday launched TikTok Shop Loans, a fast and flexible financing service tailored specifically for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines.

The other financial corporations (OFCs), a key segment of the Philippine financial system outside traditional banks, insurers, and pension funds, expanded their domestic assets to ₱10.6 trillion in the first three months this year, reflecting a 4.9 percent increase quarter-on-quarter and a robust 14.6 percent growth year-on-year, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has disbursed over P1.5 billion in emergency loans to more than 44,000 government employees and pensioners affected by recent calamities, including Tropical Storms Crising, Dante, and Emong.

China Banking Corp. posted a record net income of P13 billion in the first half, up 14 percent year-on-year, driven by robust core business...