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Ralph Fajardo

Ralph, the Editor-in-Chief of FintechNewsPH.com, brings over 15 years of writing and editorial experience that make him a strong fit to lead the publication’s mission of delivering credible and compelling fintech stories.

Before joining FintechNewsPH.com, he served as editor of Hello Philippines, a UK-based news magazine for the Filipino community abroad, where he covered stories on culture, business, and the global Filipino experience. He also contributed as a writer for The International Filipino, profiling Filipinos making an impact worldwide, and later worked as copy editor for Malaya Business Insight, one of the country’s respected business newspapers, where he refined his eye for accuracy, clarity, and style.

Ralph’s editorial journey began at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he was Editor-in-Chief of Kampus Dyornal. There, he developed a keen sense for storytelling that informs and connects — a passion that continues to define his work today.

Through the years, Ralph has written across diverse subjects, from finance and technology to culture and communication, consistently weaving insight with narrative depth. His solid newsroom background and commitment to quality journalism position him to guide FintechNewsPH.com in highlighting the stories that shape the country’s rapidly evolving fintech landscape. Discover more about Ralph's professional journey on his LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-fajardo-17155491/).

RCBC's building as the bank soars in Q1 2025: Assets top ₱1.5 trillion as financial strength deepens

RCBC soars in Q1 2025: Assets top ₱1.5 trillion as financial strength deepens

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has kicked off 2025 with an impressive financial display, reporting a robust performance in the first quarter that saw its consolidated assets surge to an astounding ₱1.517 trillion. This significant milestone, detailed in the bank’s latest filing with the Securities and Enhanced Commission (SEC), underscores RCBC’s continuous growth trajectory and solidifies […]

High rise building of BDO Unibank with logo

BDO Unibank fortifies financial position: Moody’s hails stable asset quality, dominant funding power

BDO Unibank, Inc., the Philippines’ largest bank, continues to demonstrate remarkable financial resilience and strategic prowess, earning a strong affirmation from global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service. A recent assessment by Moody’s highlighted BDO Unibank’s stable asset quality and underscored its robust funding and liquidity profile as key pillars of its strength, solidifying its standing as a leader […]

Bottles of medicine to illustrate how Unilab has tapped RISE with SAP on AWS to drive digital transformation

Unilab taps RISE with SAP on AWS to drive digital transformation, long-term sustainable growth

SAP today announced that Unilab, Inc., Philippines’ largest pharmaceutical and healthcare company, has embarked on a strategic business transformation initiative powered by RISE with SAP, a comprehensive transformation journey to help enterprises transition to cloud ERP and unlock the full potential of the SAP Business Suite. More than just a technology upgrade, this transformation will enable Unilab […]

EastWest Bank to use SaaS to enhance operations, elevate customer experience for 3 million Filipinos

EastWest Bank uses SaaS to enhance operations, elevate customer experience for 3 million Filipinos

EastWest Banking Corporation, one of the Philippines’ fastest-growing universal banks, is embarking on a significant digital transformation journey, announcing its strategic adoption of Temenos’ state-of-the-art software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. This pivotal move is set to modernize the bank’s core retail, SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), and corporate operations, promising a dramatic enhancement in service delivery and […]

Security Bank, as shown in this handshake, forges strategic alliance with Taxumo to supercharge MSME growth

Security Bank forges strategic alliance with Taxumo to supercharge MSME growth

Security Bank, one of the nation’s premier lenders, has officially announced a groundbreaking partnership with Taxumo, a leading local online tax filing platform, in a significant move poised to revolutionize financial accessibility for a vital segment of the Philippine economy. This strategic collaboration is set to empower a vast ecosystem of micro, small, and medium […]

BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. (third from left) receives an Honorary Fellowship from the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) in Malaysia

BSP Governor Remolona earns prestigious AICB Honorary Fellowship in May 2025

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. received an Honorary Fellowship from the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) during the 8th Chartered Banker Conferment held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on May 24, 2025. The AICB’s Honorary Fellowship, one of the institute’s highest distinctions, recognizes exceptional individuals who have made transformative […]

SAP reimagines how enterprises run with Joule, its new business AI

SAP reimagines how enterprises run with Joule, its new business AI

SAP, a global enterprise software giant, has just unveiled a suite of groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovations that promise to fundamentally reimagine how enterprises function, with a potential productivity boost of up to 30 percent. For decades, businesses have relied on powerful software to run their operations, and now a new era is dawning, promising […]

BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat in a pre-recorded speech

BSP to promote financial education for low income families, teams up with MCPI and RBAP 

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has recently partnered with the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) and the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (RBAP) to expand financial education for low-income families.   During the launch of the financial education (fin-ed) programs on May 22, 2025, at the BSP head office in Manila, […]

BSP, UNEP-FI join forces to equip financial sector with climate risk modeling for MSME resilience in webinar

For MSME resilience: BSP, UNEP-FI join forces to equip financial sector with climate risk modeling

In a proactive move to fortify the resilience of the Philippine financial sector and empower micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) against the escalating impacts of climate change, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the United Nations Environment Programme–Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) recently convened a pivotal webinar. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) conducted a […]