Financing

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Tech-powered SME financing partnership boosts financial inclusion

Kredit Hero, the country's first AI credit marketplace for SMEs, has officially partnered with Discovery Capital Finance Corp. (DCFC), one of the fastest-growing financing institutions in the Philippines.

21 Oct 2025

1:39PM

Bounty Fresh, BDO collaboration powers sustainable food supply

“Food security and nutrition have always been at the heart of our purpose,” said Tennyson G. Chen, chair of Bounty Fresh Group Holdings Inc., one of the Philippines’ largest fully integrated poultry producers. “We entered the agri-food space to contribute to these national priorities while helping professionalize and boost the local poultry sector.”

17 Sep 2025

2:37PM

BDO drives green mobility in PH with VinGroup partnership

BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) is powering the Philippines’ shift to green mobility through a partnership with Vietnam’s VinGroup, backing the country’s first all-electric taxi fleet and laying the foundation for wider adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

4 Sep 2025

10:44AM

Australia extends P172-M impact loan for PH women entrepreneurs

The Australian Government has extended a P172-million ($3 million) impact loan to a women-led Philippine lender, aiming to ease capital barriers for Filipina entrepreneurs.

24 May 2025

3:55PM

SEC revokes Digido’s license: Why it happened, what borrowers need to know

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration and financing license of Digido Finance Corp., effectively shutting down the company behind the online lending platforms UnaPay and UnaCash.

28 Apr 2025

8:02AM

Security Bank, Solenergy team up to boost business shift to solar energy

Through the collaboration, Security Bank will offer flexible financing packages to help businesses transition to solar energy and other environmentally responsible initiatives.

16 Apr 2025

11:51AM

ADB OKs $1.45-B final tranche of Malolos-Clark railway financing facility

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1.45-billion loan as the second and final tranche of its multitranche financing facility for the Malolos–Clark Railway Project (MCRP), a key component of the Philippines' flagship North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR).

16 Jan 2025

7:50AM

SheSecure: New funding program empowers women entrepreneurs in the Philippines

Backed by the Australian government and developed by ARQ SME Business Development Company (ARQ SME BDC) in collaboration with the Investing in Women initiative, SheSecure aims to address critical financial and social challenges faced by women entrepreneurs.

29 Nov 2024

9:17AM

Philippine banks strengthen coal exit policies amid renewable energy push

At least four major banks in the Philippines have reiterated their coal exclusion policies, underscoring their commitment to end financing for greenfield coal projects and achieve zero or near-zero coal exposure by 2033.