Bank of the Philippine Islands

Bank of the Philippine Islands is one of the largest banks in the Philippines, and is second largest in terms of market capitalization. It is considered the first bank in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia. It was formed during the Spanish colonial era under the name El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel II.

Robinsons Retail to buy 4.4% stake in BPI

Robinsons Retail to buy 4.4% stake in BPI

Robinsons Retail will purchase 4.4% interest in the Bank of the Philippine Islands.

BPI cements market position with Robinsons Bank merger: analyst

Assets are slated to increase by 0.9 percentage points.

Bank of the Philippine Islands to cease coal financing by 2033

BPI aims to stop lending 45% of coal-fired powered projects.

Pandemic pushes banks to adapt hybrid set-up for transaction banking services

BPI's John-C Syquia and FinServ Solution's Andre Lee discuss the latest trends in transaction banking.

Bank of the Philippine Islands' NPL ratio improves to 1.5% in Q1

The bank's credit cost is expected to be 41bps in FY17.

Bank of the Philippine Islands eyes 90 new branches in FY17F

The bank also bought stakes in several microfinance firms.

Find out why Bank of the Philippine Islands' CEO Cezar Consing is bullish on Asian growth

The bank's earnings hit a record high of USD267.5mn in the first half of 2016.

DBS quits Bank of the Philippine Islands

Divests remaining 9.9% stake in leading Philippine bank.

Bank of the Philippine Islands eyes $215mln rights issue

The move is to maintain the bank's above minimum capital ratio and to cope with 15% loan portfolio expansion.

Bank of the Philippine Islands seeks slower provisioning

Lender upbeat on ‘solid’ 10-15% growth in 2010 after incurring flat total revenue in 1Q.

Bank of the Philippine Islands expects $5bln remittances

BPI positive it will surpass $4.5 billion in 2009 as US and global economy rebounds.

Bank of the Philippine Islands launches yuan-denominated account

Growth in yuan transactions to $25.54mln in 2009 from $7,313 in 2008 prompted Renminbi products offering.