As a result of the merger, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) eyes to complete rebranding of all Robinsons Bank (RBC) branches by October this year. BPI Executive Vice President and RBC President Elfren Antonio Sarte confirmed this last week. As of June 2024, BPI operated 865 branches, while RBC had 157. The two banks officially merged on January 1, 2024, with BPI as the surviving entity. Sarte explained that the process involves consolidating some branches, transferring others to BPI, or using Robinsons Bank branches to host BPI services. The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has issued a System Maintenance Advisory informing its clients that its ATMs, cash deposit machines (CDMs), POS terminals and online banking services, will be unavailable at certain times in the next few days. That changed though in 1983 when the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) implemented the first through the wall 24/7 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in the country. BPI saw its potential and decided to make it services accessible through this medium. Read more in our articles including "Robinsons Bank branches will finish rebranding to BPI by October 2025" and "BPI ATMs, CDMs, and online banking services to be unavailable in the next few days".
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Apr 2, 2026As a result of the merger, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) eyes to complete rebranding of all Robinsons Bank (RBC) branches by October this year. BPI Executive Vice President and RBC President Elfren Antonio Sarte confirmed this last week.
As of June 2024, BPI operated 865 branches, while RBC had 157. The two banks officially merged on January 1, 2024, with BPI as the surviving entity. Sarte explained that the process involves consolidating some branches, transferring others to BPI, or using Robinsons Bank branches to host BPI services.
Our coverage of BPI expansion includes: "Robinsons Bank branches will finish rebranding to BPI by October 2025"; "BPI ATMs, CDMs, and online banking services to be unavailable in the next few days"; "The Road to Automated Banking". Each article provides unique insights and information.