banking

BSP seen to turn hawkish amid Middle East crisis

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may be forced into a defensive interest rate hike…

Banks brace for Mideast war fallout–Moody’s

Philippine banks could face pressure from the ongoing war in the Middle East, which could…

BIZ BUZZ: BAP’s historic moment on women’s month

In a historic moment, the Philippines’ premier group of big banks welcomes its first female…

BIZ BUZZ: Security Bank makes best companies list … again

Security Bank Corp. has once again landed on Time–Statista’s list of Best Companies in Asia‑Pacific,…

BPI, ALI lifted Ayala to record profit in 2025

Ayala Corp., the country’s oldest conglomerate, reported a record core net income of P48.3 billion…

Post-holiday squeeze pushes PH bank bad loans higher

Bad loans accounted for a bigger slice of Philippine banks’ lending portfolios in January, a…

BIZ BUZZ: BSP festival coins fly off the shelves

Looks like the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has another crowd-pleaser on its hands. The…

Dutch banking giant ING can’t live without the Philippines

For most retail customers in the Philippines, the name ING disappeared more than two years…

BIZ BUZZ: Premier banking goes gourmet

The relaunched HSBC Premier, the global bank’s wealth and premier banking unit, is setting an…

BIZ BUZZ: EastWest checks both charts and chi for 2026

Clients of Gotianun-led East West Banking Corp. recently received a rather unusual briefing: part economics…