PSBank explained

PSBank
Type:Public (PSE: PSB)
Foundation:Manila, Philippines (1959)
Location:Makati, Philippines
Key People:Vicente R. Cuna Jr.
Arthur V. Ty
Jose Vicente L. Alde
Num Employees:2,030
Industry:Finance
Services:Banking
Parent:Metrobank Group
Revenue: (2020)[1]

The Philippine Savings Bank (Also known in Hokkien ; & Mandarin)[2] (shortened as PSBank or abbreviated as PSB) is a savings bank based in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Metrobank and is the 2nd-largest savings bank in the Philippines after BPI Family Savings Bank.

Subsidiaries and affiliates

PSBank is a subsidiary of Metrobank, and as such is affiliated with it. PSBank is also affiliated with Toyota Financial Services Philippines Corporation (TFSPC), where it currently has a 25% stake.

Ownership

75.98%

Competition

PSBank competes with other savings banks, such as BPI Family Savings Bank and RCBC Savings Bank. The bank is also competing against multinational savings bank such as Citibank Savings and HSBC Savings. However, since PSBank is considered a major bank, it also competes with bigger financial institutions. It does not, however, aggressively compete with parent company Metrobank.

Controversies

Impeachment of Renato Corona

In February 2012, PSBank officials were about to receive a subpoena request in connection with the Impeachment of Renato Corona due to the allegations of a secret US$ account under the name of Renato Corona.[3] The PSBank executives were also asked to bring consumer identification and specimen signature card(s) of the bank account(s) under Corona's name which won 1 million in the PSBank Monthly Millions Raffle Promo.[4]

Pork barrel case

During the senate investigations involving the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, also known as the pork barrel scam, PSBank was one of the domestic banks included in the senate inquiry about the bank accounts of the whistleblowers.[5] Moreover, the bank was included as one of the banks from which Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. and his family, as well as those of Janet Lim-Napoles and her pseudo-NGOs, have utilized to launder the controversial "pork barrel" funds.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: :: About Us :: . 2006-04-04 . 2005-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050208211700/http://www.psbank.com.ph/financials02.htm . dead .
  2. News: Apr 1, 2023 . 全菲儲蓄銀行:假期期間利用移動在線平台 . 菲律賓商報 (Chinese Commercial News) . May 3, 2023.
  3. News: Philippine Daily Inquirer. PSBank cites bank secrecy law . February 2, 2012.
  4. News: Rappler. Did Corona declare P1-M luck? . February 1, 2012.
  5. News: Rappler. Napoles presses bank to release whistleblowers' records . December 23, 2014.
  6. News: How AMLC found possible laundering of Revilla's PDAF . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030211239/https://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-inbox/how-amlc-found-possible-laundering-of-revillas-pdaf-101340503.html . October 30, 2014 . Chua . Yvonne T. . . Yahoo! News Philippines.