Philippines
Philippine central bank joins regional task force to fight financial scams
Philippine central bank joins regional task force to fight financial scams
Junior monetary officials will receive a newly endorsed training programme.
2 days ago
Own Bank names Don Niño Santos president and CEO
He previously worked at Globe Telecom and Metrobank.
5 days ago
The Philippines hits digital payments target
A total of 3.94 billion digital transactions were recorded in 2025.
Philippine HNWIs top APAC on preservation goals but lag on succession
Maintaining family unity and shared values is one of their top priorities, the study found.
Four in five Philippine banks hold business lending rules steady in Q3
Nearly a third of lenders expect demand from companies to rise.
Philippine central bank raises business transfer ceiling tenfold under Instapay
Previously, registered businesses could only transfer up to $822.6 (P50,000).
Apple launches Apple Pay in the Philippines
Shoppers can authenticate transactions through Face ID Touch ID or a device passcode.
GCash opens local QR payments to Mastercard tourists
Visitors can link overseas credit and debit cards directly to the Philippine e-wallet app.
Philippine bank lending slows to 9.8% in June
Overall expansion was tempered by the construction and education sectors.
About one-third of Filipino borrowers use loans to pay for food
Education trailed, accounting for 15% of spending purposes.
Philippine banks hold lending standards steady in Q3
Few banks expect lending standards to ease during the period.
Atome Financial hits second year of profit as revenue surges 80%
Total operating income rose 52% in 2025.
Three new payment services launched in the Philippines
InstaPay for Businesses increases maximum transfers to $8,144 (PHP500,000).
Philippine lender MocaMoca hits 20 million users
The digital lending platform says it offers collateral free loans up to PHP50,000.
BSP warns public that 'Bank of Humanity' is unlicensed and unregulated
The so-called Bank of Humanity is also not registered with the SEC.
UnionBank posts 113% profit surge to $111.76m in H1
Net interest income grew 8% and non-interest income rose 12% during the period.
BDO Unibank posts flat net income of $659.21m in H1 2026
Net interest income rose 11%, whilst non-interest income inched up 4%.
Thought Leadership Centre
Most Read
1. DBS rolls out agentic AI credit tool to 1,500 staff globally 2. DBS sees millennial wealth clients triple in H1 2026 3. Singapore plans 2027 tax break for fund managers’ profit-linked returns 4. DBS, IBF sign first MOU on AI skills for finance sector 5. Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoinsResource Center
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Event News
Inside MatchMove’s win at the Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026
Amar Abrol on MatchMove’s lending infrastructure, and why speed and focus are reshaping fintech.
Commentary
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer
Banks need to rethink identity governance for AI agents
From stablecoins to sovereignty: The rise of trust-based digital dollar systems
Indonesia’s banks need faster fraud decisions as digital payments grow
China’s leasing giants are growing up — and Asia’s banks can’t look away