MANILA -- Philippine lender Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. plans to set up a digital banking arm and ramp up tech investments after securing $93.9 million in fresh capital from Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
Lender aims to 'radically' cut costs as fintech startups mount challenge

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., the Philippines' sixth-biggest private lender, says it is going digital to "radically" cut costs. © Reuters
MANILA -- Philippine lender Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. plans to set up a digital banking arm and ramp up tech investments after securing $93.9 million in fresh capital from Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.