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BSP: Nov inflation may remain tame, settle at 1.1-1.9%

Inflation in the Philippines may have stayed below the central bank’s target in November, despite…

AI seen boosting PH bank lending

Loan growth in the Philippines could further rise in the coming years, with the broader…

BDO raises $500M from global market comeback

Sy family-led BDO Unibank Inc. locked in $500 million in fresh funding to support its…

PH told to consider cap on bank lending to consumers 

Philippine regulators may want to consider setting sector-specific loan limits for consumer borrowers, regional surveillance…

Landbank digital transactions up by 36%

The government’s drive for agencies to adopt cashless payments helped a 36-percent surge in digital…

BIZ BUZZ: Marcos cheers HSBC legacy

For British banking giant HSBC, one of the first foreign banks to set up shop…

Billease levels up lending with rural bank debut

Billease, a consumer finance firm in the Philippines, is aiming to expand its loan book…

Banks ‘steady’ despite graft probe risks–Fitch

Philippine banks are poised to maintain “steady financial performance” in 2026 despite a cycle of…

BSP seeks tighter watch list rules for nonbank executives

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wants nonbank financial institutions to adopt modified bank-level rules…

Security Bank 9-mo profit rose 7% to P9.1B

Security Bank Corp. on Friday reported a 7-percent increase in its net profit in the…