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PSBank now among 10 strongest in Philippines

December 8, 2015 - 12:00am

Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift bank arm of the Metrobank Group, has emerged as the only savings bank in the Asian Banker’s latest list of the Philippines’ top 10 strongest banks by balance...

Banking

PSBank net income down 41% to P1.9 B

By Ted P. Torres | November 12, 2014 - 12:00am

Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) reported a P1.9-billion net income in the first nine months of 2014, down 41 percent from P3.2 billion in the same period last year.

Business

PSBank income down

By Ted P. Torres | August 14, 2014 - 12:00am

Philippine Savings Bank, the thrift  arm of the Metrobank Group, posted a P1.1 billion net income in the first half of 2014, down 163 percent from P2.9 billion a year earlier.

Business

PSBank offers mobile banking

July 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Mobile technology is changing the way Filipinos go about their daily grind and this includes the way they perform banking transactions.

Banking

Bancassurance tie up

June 17, 2014 - 12:00am

Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) and AXA Philippines have entered into a bancassurance partnership, allowing clients in PSBank’s 200 branches access to AXA Philippines’ life insurance products.

Banking

Maynilad Water utilizes e-channels of Metrobank

November 24, 2009 - 12:00am

The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) and Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) recently inked a partnership for a bills payment collection arrangement via electronic delivery channels (BPCA-EDC).

Banking

Customizing cash management for corporates

July 21, 2009 - 12:00am

Sluggish bank lending due to poor global credit activity, is offering banks the opportunity to improve its services in time for economic recovery.

Banking

Meralco profit soars to P1.4B in first half

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | July 27, 2004 - 12:00am

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) reported yesterday a substantial increase in its net income in the first half of 2004 of P1.4 billion, from only P66.09 million in the same period last year. Meralco said the improvement...

Business

Meralco explains items in unbundled power bill

By POSTSCRIPT | By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | December 4, 2003 - 12:00am

MERALCO REPLIES: Here is the response of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to questions we raised regarding some items in its new electric bill that had eliminated the despised PPA (purchased power adjustment) by "unbundling"...

Opinion