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Credit card receivables up 9.9% to P132.2B

By Lawrence Agcaoili | May 23, 2012 - 12:00am

More and more consumers are using their credit cards to finance the purchase of goods and services as receivables of banks almost posted a double-digit growth last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported...

Business

Credit card receivables up 4.7% to P143 billion

By Lawrence Agcaoili | April 11, 2011 - 12:00am

Credit card receivables of banks operating in the Philippines increased 4.7 percent last year amid the country’s stronger than expected economic growth, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported over the...

Business

Credit card receivables up 2.9% to P133.9B

By Lawrence Agcaoili | January 7, 2011 - 12:00am

Credit card receivables of banks operating in the Philippines went up by 2.9 percent in the first nine months of 2010 amid the surprising economic growth, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterda...

Business

Credit card receivables up 4.9% to P136 billion in first half

By Lawrence Agcaoili | September 14, 2010 - 12:00am

More and more consumers are turning to their credit cards instead of using cash to pay for goods or services as the bank’s credit card receivables increased by 4.9 percent as of the end of the first half of...

Business

Credit card receivables up 4% to P131 billion in 1st quarter

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 14, 2010 - 12:00am

More and more consumers are turning to their credit cards instead of using cash to pay for goods or services acquired as banks’ credit card receivables went up four percent as of the end of the first quarter...

Business

Credit card receivables rise 4.5% last year

By Lawrence Agcaoili | March 7, 2010 - 12:00am

More and more consumers are turning to their credit cards instead of using cash to pay for goods or services acquired as the bank’s credit card receivables went up 4.5 percent last year, data from the Bangko...

Business

Credit card receivables up 4.6% to P130.2 billion

By Lawrence Agcaoili | November 30, 2009 - 12:00am

More and more consumers are turning on to their credit cards instead of using cash to pay for goods or services, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

Business

Credit card receivables reach P129.6 billion

By Iris Gonzales | September 2, 2009 - 12:00am

Banks’ credit card receivables as of end-June rose by 3.1 percent, indicating that the global financial turmoil continues to affect the disposable income of consumers.

Business

Credit card receivables jump 17.3% to P124.4B in third quarter

By Des Ferriols | December 24, 2008 - 12:00am

The use of credit cards continued to increase in the third quarter of the year, with receivables going up by 17.3 percent annually at the end of September and by 1.5 percent from the previous quarter.

Business

Credit card receivables rise 13.8% in 1st quarter

By Des Ferriols | June 17, 2006 - 12:00am

Credit card receivables went up by 13.8 percent to P78.8 billion in the first quarter of the year from P693 billion a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. The BSP said credit card...

Business