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                    [Title] => EMV compliance
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Visa International and BancNet have signed a memorandum of agreement to help the nation’s largest interbank network accelerate migration to EMV chip cards, as mandated by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1419457 [Title] => BancNet, MegaLink merger marks ‘new beginning’ in e-payments [Summary] =>

The merger of BancNet and MegaLink last week has transformed the automated teller machine (ATM) switching operations to one entity (Bancnet), but Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr. called the event  “the beginning.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1353506 [Title] => Single ATM platform seen this year [Summary] =>

The establishment of a single automated teller machine (ATM) switch will finally take shape this year, with the ongoing negotiations between existing operators BancNet and Megalink.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 928392 [Title] => BPI starts green branching [Summary] =>

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has launched its newest branch concept known as “green branch.”

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 906120 [Title] => BPI sees 25-30% growth in e-banking [Summary] =>

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) expects steady growth in its electronic banking business this year with the increasing number of Filipinos using Internet, phone and mobile in their transactions, ranking bank officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 869500 [Title] => BPI allots $1M to launch mobile wallet app [Summary] =>

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has invested $1 to launch a pioneering mobile wallet product in the market, a bank official said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854323 [Title] => BPI sees Q4 surge in e-bill payments [Summary] =>

Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI), the banking unit of the Ayala group, is projecting the level of its electronic bills payments to increase to 30-35 percent in the last quarter of the year, a bank official said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 380094 [Title] => Rate increase to boost Meralco’s income this year [Summary] => With a possible rate increase by July this year, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects its income to improve further in 2007, a ranking company official said.

Meralco president Jesus Francisco said they see a "rosy" financial picture as "we should get a rate increase this year".

The power distribution utility has a pending application with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for a 14-centavo per kilowatt-hour basic rate increase.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226040 [Title] => Meralco eyes 2 foreign groups to finance P11-B debts next year [Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is eyeing two foreign financial groups to partially finance its P11-billion maturing debts next year, a ranking Meralco official said yesterday.

In a press briefing, Meralco chief finance officer Daniel Tagaza said they have been "in discussions with these two foreign private investors with tie-ups with foreign banks."

"We could tap other financial groups for our refinancing needs next year aside from our existing creditors," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206972 [Title] => Meralco to sell real estate assets for P30-B refund [Summary] => The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) plans to sell some of its real estate properties to raise much-needed funds to finance the mandated P30-billion refund to its customers.

"We are looking at the possibility of selling some of our real estate assets," Meralco chief finance officer Daniel Tagaza said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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