GCash for Good: Digital banking giant makes donation easy

GCash has launched an initiative to gather more donations for the victims of Typhoon Agaton in Leyte and in the Visayas.
UB Head Tech Officer Henry Aguda shares importance of data collection & privacy

UnionBank Chief Technology & Operations Officer and Chief Transformation Officer Henry Aguda recently talked about the crucial balance of data collection and individual privacy in a webinar.
PDIC eyes P38M from sale of commercial, residential lots via public e-bidding

State-run Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) aims to raise at least P37.9 million from the sale of 24 commercial and residential lots by way of electronic public bidding (e-bidding) on May 20.
Uniform 5% pay hike for PSBank top execs, and officers

Top executives and officers of Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) led by bankero Jose Vicente Alde received a uniform five percent increase in their salaries and bonuses for this year.
Philippine external payments position strengthens with BOP surplus in March

The external payments position of the Philippines strengthened in the first quarter of the year with a balance of payments (BOP) surplus in March, as more US dollars flowed into the country arising from the fresh foreign borrowings by the national government.
Listed insurance firm bags outstanding gender-inclusivity award

The Security and Exchange Commission’s Gender and Development (SEC GAD) has awarded listed National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re) with “Most Women Directors” for its outstanding gender-inclusivity as a publicly listed company.
Japan-based debt watcher keeps BBB+ rating, stable outlook for Philippines

Tokyo-based Rating and Investment Information Inc. (R&I) has maintained the Philippines’ credit rating at BBB+ with a “stable” outlook, citing the economy’s solid growth recovery, healthy government finances, rising investments, and a stable banking sector, among other favorable indicators.
HSBC Philippines unveils refreshed BGC, Davao branches

The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd (HSBC) led by bankero Sandeep Uppal has relaunched two refreshed branches in the Philippines as part of continuing efforts to improve banking experience for its customers.
Public told not to patronize new P20, enhanced P5 coins sold online

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) told the public not to patronize the 20-Piso and enhanced 5-Piso coins that are sold online at higher markups.