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RBs get mobile phone-based ATM cards

October 19, 2010 - 12:00am

The mobile phone banking clients of the rural banks can now access an automated teller machine (ATM) card attached to the GCash wallet, the Rural Bank FaceCard ATM Card.

Banking

Isabela rural bank eyes microinsurance

April 13, 2010 - 12:00am

The First Isabela Cooperative (FICO Bank) is expanding its services to its microenterprise bank clients, the latest being microinsurance.

Banking

RP mobile banking attracts foreign central banks

February 2, 2010 - 12:00am

Officials of the central bank of Afghanistan, the Bank of Ceylon and Sri Lanka were in the Philippines recently to study mobile banking and remittance services offered by rural banks.

Banking

Bangko Sentral calls microfinance bright spot in RP system

By Ted P. Torres | May 26, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has called the country’s microfinance sector as the “brightest spot” in the country’s financial system in the face of the...

Banking

RBAP president calls for unity, cooperation

April 23, 2002 - 12:00am

A leading figure in the rural banking sector urged the industry to continue to preserve gains achieved in the past years through cooperation and enthusiasm as the industry enters its 50 years of existence. Speaking...

Banking

Microfinance: Bigger strides for small borrowers in Mindanao

October 2, 2001 - 12:00am

Fruit and vegetable vendors are among the 19,000 microentrepreneurs in Mindanao with new access to bank credit. "Profits from the microlending program have allowed us to recover capital costs completely,"...

Banking