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| BDO Bags ACES Industry Champion of the Year Award |
This is a milestone for the multi-awarded bank as this is their first-ever ACES Award, which is organized by MORS Group annually. The said organization is a leadership and sustainability advocate in Asia dedicated to helping businesses and corporate leaders reach their goals through knowledge sharing, research, and recognition.
Meanwhile, the ACES Industry Champion of the Year Award is given to companies that showed distinct competitiveness, highly commendable best practices, and set the trends in their respective industries.
Aside from the said award, BDO was also recognized as one of the leaders in the industry they serve along with their robust balance sheet, innovative products and services, extensive market research, and rapid growth.
Innovation and Reach
Driven by the philosophy "We Find Ways," BDO leverages its deep understanding of the market and their clients, which allows them to keep innovating their products and services to meet and cater the needs of Filipinos, here and abroad. BDO has several branches in Hong Kong and Singapore that provide a full suite of services. Moreover, they have 23 representatives and remittance offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
In the Philippines, they have the largest banking network with over 1,300 branches and more than 4,000 automated teller machines nationwide. They are also one of the firsts banks that pioneered long hours of operation and banking even on weekends.
Easy Access and Sustainability
BDO ensures that they are not only growing positively, but also sustainable. This is why the multi-awarded bank embraces technological advancements in the financial institution. Such as customers' easy and 24/7 access to their bank accounts through online and mobile banking wherein they can transfer money, pay bills, and do a lot more. Moreover, BDO is a committed advocate of financial inclusion, they partners with small local entrepreneurs in remote areas and give them access to point-of-sale terminals.
BDO also made history back in 2017 when they issued a $150M green bond through International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, a first of its kind in the country. Last 2018, BDO also hosted the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Summit, another first in the country, where captains of the Philippine businesses gathered together to discuss interwoven sustainability in the corporate world.
In addition, BDO achieved record-breaking Php32.7 billion year-end income and became the first bank in the Philippines to surpass the Php3 trillion mark in terms of assets last 2018.