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BDO Unibank joins Eurogiro
The Philippines’ largest bank in terms of total resources, capital, remittances, customer loans,
total deposits, and assets under management
BDO Unibank is a full-service universal bank
in the Philippines that has a complete array
of industry-leading products and services
including Lending, Deposit-taking, Foreign
Exchange, Brokering, Trust and Investments,
Credit Cards, Corporate Cash Management,
and Remittances – through its remittance
service brand – BDO Remit.
As well as its role as a channel for transmit-
ting Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
remittances to the Philippines, BDO Remit
strives to uplift the OFWs and help them
live a better life through innovative product
and services, value-added product features,
loyalty rewards, and partnerships with various
institutions. All service and product offerings
of BDO Remit are anchored on the OFWs’
need for a reliable remittance service and the
importance of their remittances to the Philip-
pine economy.
BDO Remit Services
BDO Remit’s Credit to BDO Kabayan
Savings Account is a remittance service that
delivers funds quickly, safely and convenient-
ly through 14,000 ATMs throughout the
Philippines. As well as providing a remittance
delivery channel, the service also entitles cus-
tomers to membership of the bank’s customer
loyalty programme, BDO Rewards, where
customers can earn free shopping points, and
this increases remitters’ chances of qualifying
for the Free Insurance Programme, which
was launched as a pilot in October 2013.
BDO Remit customers also benefit from one-
of-a-kind perks and privileges through BDO
Unibank’s partnership with SM, the country’s
largest chain of shopping malls, on its spe-
cialised all-in-one convenience stop for the
OFWs – the SM Global Pinoy Center.
Customers in the Philippines who open a
BDO Kabayan Savings Account receive an
SM Global Pinoy Card, which entitles them
to benefit from free services such as Wifi
access, international and local calls, plus,
shopping discounts at partner mechants.
BDO Remit also takes pride in its Cash Pick-
up Anywhere service where OFW beneficia-
ries can claim remittances at any of the 800+
branches of BDO Unibank throughout the
Philippines and thousands of other pick-up lo-
cations, including BDO Remit counters in SM
Supermalls, partner rural banks and financial
services institutions. BDO Unibank is the
only bank in the Philippines that offers longest
servicing hours, with mall branches open as
late as 7 p.m., even at weekends.
Eurogiro membership
OFWs can use BDO Remit services from
thousands of combined offices and agent lo-
cations that include BDO Remit international
offices in Hong Kong, Macau, Germany and
North America, as well as remittance partners
across other countries in Asia, Middle East,
North America and Europe.
BDO Remit continuously expands its presen-
ce abroad to reach out to more Filipinos
overseas. This is complemented by BDO
Unibank’s partnership with Eurogiro, which
connects different organisations and espouses
business ventures amongst its members, con-
sisting of more than 60 posts, banks and other
financial institutions. The partnership allows
BDO Unibank to explore business opportuni-
ties with other Eurogiro members that share
a common goal of providing broader payment
solutions for their clients around the world.
As well as providing BDO Unibank with a
stronger global presence, Eurogiro also
opens up a wide range of new opportunities
for BDO Unibank as it provides a single pay-
ments system for all its members, resulting in
operational efficiency and speedy settlement.
BDO Unibank may likewise draw insights
through reciprocal exchange of tested best
practices and strategies in payment solutions
from other Eurogiro members.
In addition, BDO Unibank's co-members with-
in the Eurogiro community can benefit from
the bank's large network of Filipino clients.
BDO Unibank received a Hall of Fame award,
as well as achieving its third consecutive win
as the Top Commercial Bank in Generating
Remittances from Overseas Filipinos in 2010,
as well as in 2008 and 2009.
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From the signing ceremony in Manila: (from left) BDO Remittance Business Dev’t & Sup-
port VP & Head Ferdinand Bacungan, BDO Remittance Distribution SVP & Head Genie
Gloria, Eurogiro CEO Michel Stuijt, Eurogiro Customer Relations Dir. Gene Gutierrez and
Eurogiro Dep. CEO Soren Rose
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