IN its bid to boost financial inclusion, the central bank has allowed banks to set up dressed-down branches, which allow banks to design offices that would cater to low-income households as part of efforts to bring more Filipinos onto the formal banking system.

RATTLING developments at home and abroad sent local financial markets on a downtrend in the second quarter, leading analysts to expect that this will carry over into the next three months.

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MARKET volatility has sent shares of bank stocks tumbling in the second quarter as earnings fell below estimates.

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter For decades, banks have been the kings of the financial system. And they remain dominant to this day. After all,...

By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher IMAGINE this: What if someone invented a currency that is free from any government scrutiny, that is accessible to all,...

SINCE SETTING UP shop in 1990 as a representative office, ING Bank has always believed in the country’s growth potential. With the Philippine economy...

CAPITAL RAISING in the Philippines is seen to increase this year as companies continue to tap investment banks in building their war chests. Capital raising,...

THE LAST THREE MONTHS of 2017 were, for the most part, a good quarter for local financial markets amid strong economic growth, stock market...

By Carmina Angelica V. Olano THE GROWTH of banking stocks during the quarter accelerated, an uptrend which analysts attribute to lenders’ impressive corporate earnings. For...