banking

UnionBank nets P10B, bracing for future growth

Union Bank of the Philippines saw its net income decline in 2025, reflecting the impact…

BIZ BUZZ: Will ING go back into retail banking?

After walking away from Philippine retail banking in 2022, is Dutch lender ING eyeing a…

PNB hikes dividend to P3.30 per share

Philippine National Bank (PNB) has increased its cash dividend for 2026 by 20 percent. This…

PH digital bank deposits reached nearly P139B in 2025

The country’s six digital banks amassed nearly P139 billion in deposits as of last year,…

Chinabank racks up record income, industry-leading returns

Sy family-led China Banking Corp. (Chinabank) delivered its strongest performance on record in 2025, posting…

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,…