MANILA, Philippines - BPI Globe BanKO (BanKO), the country’s first mobile comunications-based thrift bank, has bagged the Social Impact of the Year Award for Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Asia, a citation presented by international aid organizations FHI 360 and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Mondato Summit. Photo shows: BanKO chief development officer Rob Nazal (center) receives the award for BanKO from USAID Thailand Economic Growth officer Steve Rynecki (left) and FHI360 Regional ICT & Digital Finance specialist, Asia-Pacific Josh Woodard.