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HSBC, Opportunity International launch credit card-based remittance service

By Ted P. Torres | October 29, 2005 - 12:00am

HSBC and Opportunity International launched yesterday a credit card – called the Opportunity Card that will allow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United States to remit foreign exchange through the...

Business

Microfinance regulatory scene still fragmented

By Ted P. Torres | April 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The regulatory environment for microfinance institutions is still fragmented. That is because the non-government organizations (NGOs), or the leading entities propagating microfinance is not regulated by government....

Banking

BSP supports microfinancing

November 27, 2001 - 12:00am

Responding to the challenge of poverty alleviation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has established a special unit for microfinance. "We envision this unit as a vehicle for mobilizing and administering...

Banking

Two micro lending NGOs start operations

September 4, 2001 - 12:00am

The Opportunity Microfinance Bank (OMB), a consolidation of well-established microfinance non-government organizations (NGOs) was launched recently in response to the concrete action plans outlined by President Arroyo...

Banking