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ONB, DBP form remittance alliance

The Philippine STAR 08/08/2006 One Network Bank (ONB) has teamed up with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently to expand the overseas remittance payout services available in its 63 branches through DBP’s Electronic Cash Remittance (EC REMIT) Program. ONB is the first rural bank to tie-up with DBP’s foreign remittance arm.

Rang-ay Bank opens Bacnotan Branch

The Philippine STAR 08/01/2006 Rang-ay Bank is opening its 13th branch in Bacnotan on Aug. 3 as it strengthens its regional leadership among rural banks. And two more branches are poised to open in the next few months – one in Naguilian and another in La Trinidad, Benguet.

Peragram eyes partnership with 300 RBs

By Ted P. Torres The Philippine STAR 07/25/2006 Money transfer specialist Peragram is geared to tap the services of over 300 rural banks nationwide in its bid to extend its reach to the beneficiaries of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and migrant Filipinos.

Peragram eyes partnership with 300 RBs

By Ted P. Torres The Philippine STAR 07/25/2006 Money transfer specialist Peragram is geared to tap the services of over 300 rural banks nationwide in its bid to extend its reach to the beneficiaries of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and migrant Filipinos.

in global microfinance network

The Philippine STAR 07/11/2006 Eighteen rural banks were awarded certificates by The MIX, a Washington-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing the availability of reliable, standardized and comparable data on the financial performance and outreach of microfinance institutions.