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Electronic payment of salaries

Nowadays, it is common practice of many companies to pay their employees’ salary and other…

Analysts: War in Middle East may cut short BSP easing

Tensions in the Middle East and the resulting surge in oil prices may force some…

Rate hold in August a ‘possibility,’ says Remolona

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may pause at its next meeting in August if…

China Bank Savings sees loan book growth of 20%

The thrift banking arm of Sy family-led China Banking Corp. is eyeing to grow its…

BIZ BUZZ: Competition? Bring it on, CBS says

China Bank Savings (CBS) prides itself as the country’s top thrift bank. But its president,…

BIZ BUZZ: Veterans Bank’s RFO retires

Mission accomplished.” With that in mind, former Finance Secretary Roberto F. de Ocampo is retiring…

EU digital bank eyes entry into PH market

A European digital bank is at the initial stage of clearing regulatory hurdles before it…

Investors bet on de-escalation of Mideast crisis

Reports that Iran and Israel may deescalate their ongoing conflict gave the local bourse a…

What rising credit risk in banks means for investors

In finance, what you measure often shapes what you see. When assessing risk, it’s easy…

BIZ BUZZ: Bringing BSP services closer to Filipinos

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) officially unveiled its newest facility—the “BSP Hub”—on June 5,…