banking

Bank loan growth at 9-month low as Trump tariff bites

Bank lending in the Philippines grew at its slowest pace in nine months in August,…

BIZ BUZZ: Security Bank’s Vohra passes the torch

One pandemic and a flood control crisis later, Security Bank Corp. is welcoming a new…

ADB: Corruption probe adds to PH growth risks 

A widening corruption inquiry into flood control projects threatens to cast a shadow over the…

Visa, PhilGuarantee team up for MSME credit

Visa has partnered with the Philippine Guarantee Corp. (PhilGuarantee) to study new ways of extending…

PNB to bolster core business with exit from Bahrain

Philippine National Bank’s (PNB) move to let go of its Bahrain operations and dissolve two…

Citystate Savings Bank reels in P735M from CS Capital

Hong Kong-listed CS Capital Investment Pte. Ltd. has completed its acquisition of a minority stake…

ADB work in PH to continue 

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said a corruption scandal involving flood control projects would not…

New tax law spurs ‘dramatic’ retreat from long-term bank savings

The new law ending tax breaks on long-term time deposits has triggered a “dramatic” exodus…

SEC seeks bank secrecy reforms to weed out corruption

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is supporting proposals to ease bank secrecy laws amid…

Challenges of money muling probes

Acting on the petition of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), the Court of Appeals issued…