Card Bank

{{Infobox company

| name = Card Bank, Inc.

| logo = Card Bank Company Logo.png

| type = Rural Bank

| founded = {{start date and age|1997|09|01}}

| founder = Jaime Aristotle Alip

| hq_location_city = 35 P. Burgos corner Paulino St. San Pablo City, Laguna

| hq_location_country = Philippines

| key_people = Jaime Aristotle Alip
{{small|(Chairman)}}
Marivic Austria
{{small|(President and CEO)}}

| num_employees = 5,387 {{small|(as of May 2019)}}{{Cite web |url=https://cardbankph.com/|title=Card Bank Inc. Number of employees|work=Card Bank Inc. |date= May 2019}}

| equity = {{Philippine peso|3.9 billion}} {{small|(2019)}}

| industry = Finance

| area_served = Philippines

| products = Financial services

| num_locations = 845

| net_income =

| assets = {{Philippine peso|16.2 billion}} {{small|(2019)}}

| homepage = {{URL|https://cardbankph.com/}}

}}

The Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, Inc. (better known as Card Bank, Inc.) is a micro-finance oriented rural bank in the Philippines established in 1997, and is currently regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Its main office is located in San Pablo City, Laguna. As of May 2019, Card Bank, Inc. has 750 service offices nationwide.{{Cite web |url=https://cardbankph.com/ |title=Card Bank, Inc. Official Website |access-date=2019-07-29}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.microcapital.org/who%E2%80%99s-who-in-microfinanc-center-for-agriculture-and-rural-development-card-inc-of-the-philippines/ |title=Who is MICROFINANCE: Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) Inc. |date=20 October 2009 |website=Micro Capital |access-date=2019-07-29}}{{Cite news |work=BusinessWorld|url=https://www.bworldonline.com/card-bank-launches-mobile-app/ |title=CARD Bank launches mobile app |language=en-US |access-date=2019-08-06}}

History

On December 10, 1986, Card Bank, Inc. was organized by the 15 rural development practitioners responsible for the financial services. In 1997, CARD Bank, Inc. received its license from the [http://www.bsp.gov.ph/ Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas] and at the same year the bank opened its first office in San Pablo City, Laguna.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gabv.org/members/card-bank-inc |title=History of CARD Bank, Inc. |website=Global Alliance for Banking of Values |access-date=2019-07-29}}

[http://www.bsp.gov.ph/ Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas] recognized CARD Bank as Hall of Fame awardee for Financial Inclusion in 2013 {{Cite web|url=https://www.womensworldbanking.org/insights-and-impact/news-card-bank-inaugurated-philippine-central-banks-hall-of-fame-financial-inclusion/|title=BSP {{!}} CARD Bank inaugurated into Philippine central bank's Hall of Fame for Financial Inclusion|date=2013-08-01|website=Women's World Banking|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-27}} and Outstanding Financial Inclusion Champion in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bsp.gov.ph/publications/media.asp?id=4740&yr=2018|title=Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Publications & Research|website=www.bsp.gov.ph|access-date=2020-02-27}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bsp.gov.ph/publications/media.asp?id=4807&yr=2018|title=Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Publications & Research|website=www.bsp.gov.ph|access-date=2020-02-27}}

On August 5, 2016, Card Bank, Inc. set up a meeting for the conference with the Al-Qalam Institute for Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia for its partnerships which aim to the communities who need the financial support.{{Cite web |url=http://alqalam.addu.edu.ph/uncategorized/card-bank-inc-partnership/ |title=CARD BANK INC. PARTNERSHIP |website=Ateneo De Davao University |date=30 September 2016 |access-date=2019-07-29}}

References

Category:Banks of the Philippines

Category:1997 establishments in the Philippines

Category:Banks established in 1997

Category:Companies based in Laguna (province)