Listed U/KBs’ shares: yearly gains and losses as of end-December 2025
LISTED big banks fell in the fourth quarter of 2025 as weak economic growth dampened investors’ sentiment and policy rate cuts put pressure on...
Mandated credit, bank secrecy: Is it time to reconsider our approach?
ON THE SIDELINES of The Asian Banker’s Finance Philippines 2025 forum in August, Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) President Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco told reporters that mandatory credit lending rules and strict bank secrecy laws “have become constraints in today’s labor-driven financial marketplace.”
Arms race against the no-face: How the Protect Your Money campaign could equip the...
OPEN your mobile phone to check your SMS inbox, scroll to some messages sent through your trusted e-wallet or digital bank’s line.
From cash counters to clicks: The digital shift in Philippine remittances
FOR MILLIONS of Filipinos, sending money home no longer means standing in long queues. Digital remittance platforms have transformed the process into a few taps on a smartphone — making financial services accessible to families across the archipelago and the world.
Rate cuts, US tariffs, corruption mess steer markets in Q3
POLICY EASING by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), tariffs imposed by the United States, and the ongoing flood control corruption scandal shaped the country’s financial markets in the third quarter, analysts said.
Moderating loan growth, rate cuts drag listed big banks in Q3
SHARE PRICES of listed universal and commercial banks slipped at the close of the third quarter as loan growth moderated and policy rate cuts continued to squeeze lending margins.
Listed U/KBs’ Shares: Yearly Gains and Losses as of end-September 2025
SHARE PRICES of listed universal and commercial banks slipped at the close of the third quarter as loan growth moderated and policy rate cuts...
Listed U/KBs’ Shares: Yearly Gains and Losses as of End-June 2025
BANKING STOCKS rose in the second quarter as rate cuts coupled with steady inflation impacted profit margins, analysts said. Read the full story.
Shares of listed Philippine banks rise in 2nd quarter
BANKING STOCKS rose in the second quarter as rate cuts coupled with steady inflation impacted profit margins, analysts said.
A portrait of a Filipino as a consumer: Spending wiser, saving smarter
FILIPINO CONSUMERS are walking a financial tightrope — tightening belts, gripping wallets, and bracing for every shift in the economic winds.
How the BSP’s upcoming rules could make or break online gambling
WHAT STARTED as a free-for-all for online gambling is about to get some serious house rules from the central bank.
Treasure on the road less traveled: CMEPA’s promise for Filipino investors
PUBLIC CLAMOR erupted on July 1 after the government announced the implementation of the Republic Act No. 12214 or the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA) countrywide.