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The surviving entity will be named AIG Philam Savings Bank with combined resources of over P10 billion and authorized capital to reach P800 million.


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                    [Title] => Philam Savings Bank acquires AIG Credit Card
                    [Summary] => Philam Savings Bank has acquired AIG Credit Card Co. in a bid to expand its market base in the credit card industry.


The country’s credit card base currently stands at almost five million but it has the potential to expand by another five to six million, Philam said.


The surviving entity will be AIG Philam Savings Bank with combined resources of over P10 billion and authorized capital of P800 million.


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                    [Title] => Bankard cardholders seen growing by 100,000/yr
                    [Summary] => Major credit card player Bankard Inc. expects  the number of its  credit card holders to increase by 50,000 to 100,000 per year for the next three to five years.


Already, the number of My Dream JCB credit card holders, which is a joint venture between Bankard and JCB International, has  been growing at an average of 5,000 per month for the past three months since the credit card was introduced.


The My Dream credit card  has the lowest monthly revolving interest rate  of 2.5 percent per month against  the industry average of 3.25 percent.


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                    [Title] => Bankard launches new credit card
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Called myDream JCB Card, Bankard said it would be charging a revolving interest rate of 2.5 percent per month against an average 3.25 percent assessed by the rest of the credit card industry.


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AIG Philam Savings Bank has no exposure to US mortgage market

By Ted P. Torres | September 21, 2008 - 12:00am

AIG Philam Savings Bank Inc., a thrift and savings bank affiliated with Philippine American Life Insurance Co. (Philamlife),...

Business

Philam Savings Bank buys AIG card business

July 4, 2006 - 12:00am

Philam Savings Bank has acquired AIG Credit Card Co. in a bid to expand its market base in the card industry which has a potential market of another five to six million. Presently, the credit card base stood at almost...

Banking

Philam Savings Bank acquires AIG Credit Card

By Ted P. Torres | May 24, 2006 - 12:00am

Philam Savings Bank has acquired AIG Credit Card Co. in a bid to expand its market base in the credit card industry. The country’s credit card base currently stands at almost five million but it has the potential...

Business

Bankard cardholders seen growing by 100,000/yr

By Ted P. Torres | September 10, 2003 - 12:00am

Major credit card player Bankard Inc. expects the number of its credit card holders to increase by 50,000 to 100,000 per year for the next three to five years. Already, the number of My Dream JCB credit card holders,...

Business

Bankard launches new credit card

By Ted P. Torres | April 30, 2003 - 12:00am

Bankard and JCB International launched recently a new credit card which is said to offer the lowest monthly revolving interest rates. Called myDream JCB Card, Bankard said it would be charging a revolving interest...

Business