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BDO Unibank was established on January 2, 1968 as Acme Savings Bank, a thrift bank with just two branches in the area before Metro Manila was formed. In November 1976, Acme was acquired by the SM Group, the group of companies owned by retail magnate Henry Sy, and renamed Banco de Oro Savings and Mortgage Bank.
BPI Escolta Sta. Cruz branch at Plaza Santa Cruz, Manila which occupies the Don Roman Santos Building, former head office of Prudential Bank. The Bank of the Philippine Islands (Filipino: Bangko ng Kapuluang Pilipinas; Spanish: Banco de las Islas Filipinas, commonly known as BPI; PSE: BPI) is a universal bank in the Philippines.
Shinhan Bank - Manila Branch: 9,494.70: 37 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China - Manila Branch: 8,793.79: 38 Hua Nan Commercial Bank Ltd - Manila Branch: 8,670.80: 39 Industrial Bank of Korea - Manila Branch: 7,946.65: 40 Cathay United Bank Co. Limited - Manila Branch: 6,961.75: 41 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Limited - Manila Branch: 6,237.62: 42
The Philippines has a comprehensive banking system encompassing various types of banks, from large universal banks to small rural banks and even non-banks.As of September 30, 2022, [1] there were 45 universal and commercial banks, [2] 44 savings banks, [3] 400 rural and cooperative banks, [4] 40 credit unions and 6,267 non-banks with quasi-banking functions, all licensed by the Bangko Sentral ...
With three other banks, namely Far East Bank and Trust Company (since merged with BPI), Philippine National Bank and United Coconut Planters Bank, it formed Megalink, then the Philippines' largest ATM network. On July 27, 1996, Equitable Savings Bank was established as Equitable's savings bank arm.
BancNet was founded on July 17, 1990, as the Philippines' second ATM consortium when the ATMs of eight banks, PCI Bank (later Equitable PCI Bank, now Banco de Oro), Security Bank, Chinabank, RCBC, Allied Bank (now part of PNB), Metrobank, International Exchange Bank (now part of UnionBank) and CityTrust Banking Corp. (now part of BPI) formed BancNet.
In 1981, Comtrust would merge with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and consequentially BPI became the building's new tenant. The building would house the BPI Escolta branch. [3] On June 27, 2019, the building was recognized as an Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the Philippines. [1]
The following year, it acquired the branches of First e-Bank from First Pacific, the majority shareholder in PLDT. [3] Subsequently, Banco de Oro acquired the Philippine subsidiary of Banco Santander Central Hispano. [3] In April 2005, BDO made a notable acquisition by securing 66 of 67 branches of the Philippine subsidiary of United Overseas Bank.