banking

PH bank assets near P30T, driven by lending surge

Philippine banks’ total assets climbed to nearly P30 trillion in 2025, lifted by robust loan…

BSP eyes tighter liquidity, recovery rules for e-money issuers 

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing tighter rules on electronic money (e-money) issuance…

BIZ BUZZ: Security Bank bags plum private banking citation

There’s fresh bragging rights in the private banking circle—and this time, it comes with a…

Cyber self-checks coming for banks, financial firms 

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wants to require banks and other financial institutions to…

BSP eyes longer salary loan repayment terms

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is studying possible changes to rules on salary loans,…

BIZ BUZZ: DBP, Landbank still say hard pass on merger

The dream of a financial megabank refuses to die—but neither do the objections. At some…

RCBC income up 11% to P10.6B

Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) posted an 11-percent increase in net income to P10.6…

BSP: Antifraud law may target corrupt officials again 

After being tested in a high-profile scandal involving anomalous flood control projects, a Marcos-era antiscamming…

DBP grants CamSur P3.5-B loan for development projects

Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has extended a P3.5-billion loan to the Camarines Sur…

Banks deliver another banner year

Philippine banks posted another year of record profitability in 2025 to cross the P400-billion mark.…