At 167 years, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is the first bank established in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia. We are licensed as a universal bank by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. We provide a diverse range of financial services – deposit taking and cash management, payments, lending and leasing, asset management, bancassurance, investment banking, securities brokerage, foreign exchange, and capital markets.

The Bank has a strong balance sheet, with robust Tier 1 Capital adequacy and profitability ratios, underpinned by stringent compliance and risk management regimes. BPI is rated investment-grade by international ratings agencies at a level equivalent to the Philippine sovereign.

The establishment of BPI, originally known as El Banco Español Filipino de Isabel II, ushered in the start of Philippine banking and finance industry. The Bank performed many functions, from providing credit to the National Treasury to printing and issuing currency, effectively making it the country’s first Central Bank.