Press Release
Nov 24, 2025
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) continues to strengthen its leadership in supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) after BPI Business Banking was recognized as the Best SME Bank in the Philippines by four prestigious international award-giving institutions.
In photo (L-R): Christian Kapfer, Research Director of The Asian Banker; BPI Business Banking’s Maricris San Diego, Marketing, SPPI, Products and Campaigns Division Head; Ma. Genalyn Paulino, Small Business Credit Division Head; Ococ Ocliasa, Head of Business Banking; Cara Funk, Marketing Head; and Urs Bolt, International Resource Director of The Asian Banker, during the recognition ceremony.
BPI earned its first Best SME Bank in the Philippines title from the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, followed by another first-time recognition as Best Small Business Banking Service in the Philippines at The Asian Banker Philippines Excellence in Retail Finance and Financial Technology Awards 2025. Reinforcing its consistent performance, BPI was also named Best SME Bank in the Philippines at the Global Finance SME Bank Awards 2026, marking its fifth win from Global Finance. In addition to these three recent awards, BPI was also named the Best SME Bank in the Philippines for the 11th time in 18 years at the Alpha Southeast Asia’s 18th Annual Best Financial Institution Awards.
Ococ Ocliasa, Head of BPI Business Banking, and Siddiq Bazarwala, CEO and Publisher of Alpha Southeast Asia.
“These recognitions affirm our unwavering commitment to Filipino entrepreneurs who drive economic growth across the country,” said Ococ Ocliasa, Head of BPI Business Banking.
“At BPI, we focus on delivering madali, magaan, at mabilis solutions through our Ka-Negosyo Loans that help SMEs move forward with confidence. This is how we live our purpose of ensuring that small businesses can #DoMoreWithBPI, by enabling them to grow, adapt, and succeed in a rapidly changing environment,” he added.
Ococ Ocliasa, Head of BPI Business Banking, engages with entrepreneurs at the Ka-Nego Talk event in Parañaque City.
BPI Business Banking continues to enhance its suite of financing solutions and digital platforms to make banking simpler and more accessible for SMEs. With client experience at the center, the bank continues to reinvent itself through digitalization and sustainability initiatives that create long-term value for its customers and stakeholders.
Through resilience, agility, and foresight, BPI carries on its rich heritage of banking excellence and innovation. By reimagining how banking can better support entrepreneurs, BPI Business Banking advances its commitment to #DoMoreWithBPI and to building a more inclusive and better Philippines, one SME, one community at a time.
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