Security Bank Corporation (PSE:SECB) received ISO 22301:2019 certification from The British Standards Institution (BSI) at an awarding ceremony at Security Bank Centre on December 12, 2024. 

Security Bank and its subsidiary, SB Rental Corporation, held a ceremonial contract signing on November 29, 2024 with SMC Asia Car Distributors Corporation (BMW Phil), the authorized importer and distributor of BMW Group products in the Philippines. The agreement enables Security Bank to offer BMW cars and motorcycles leasing to clients with features such as low initial cash outlay and flexible payment terms.

GoTyme Bank’s major shareholder Tyme Group, the multi-country digital banking group headquartered in Singapore with 15 million customers across Africa and Southeast Asia, announced that Nubank (Nu) led its Series D capital raise. Nu is a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listed digital bank with 110 million customers and a market capitalization of over US$57 Billion.

ACMobility has acquired Evro, the Philippines' first brand-agnostic roaming electric vehicle (EV) charging network, which was developed by Globe's venture building and technology innovation arm, 917Ventures.

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) is set to add 61.92 percent to its existing 20.98 percent stake in the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS) after signing agreements with PDS shareholders on December 26, 2024.

The Board of Directors of Lorenzo Shipping Corporation approved today the issuance of 270,000,000 common shares of the Corporation, from the unissued portion of the authorized capital stock of the Company, at its par value of P1.00 per share, for a total amount of P270,000,000.00, in favor of National Marine Corporation (NMC).

At its meeting on December 27, 2024, upon assessment of its strategic priorities, the Board of Directors of Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI) was informed by the management of FNI Steel Corporation that it will no longer pursue its planned FNI Rebar Steel Project, prospectively explored since 2019.

The SM Group is cautiously optimistic about the coming year, buoyed by the Philippine economy's continued growth.​

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made permanent the cease and desist order against Humanitarian and Spiritual Mission Apostulates of Davao and Asia, Inc., HASMADAI Foundation, Inc. and Humanitarian Institute of Technology Corp. for their unauthorized solicitation of investments.

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of Southeast Asia’s largest integrated property developers, received top accolades at the 2024 Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards and Sustainable Energy Awards organized by the Department of Energy (DOE).

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) Philippines, the joint venture of Globe Telecom, Inc., Ayala Corporation, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, announces the topping off of STT Fairview 1, the first building in the country’s largest carrier-neutral and sustainable data center campus. The event marked the completion of the data center’s structural framework, a milestone towards its first-phase activation by the second quarter of next year.

The SM group, through SMX Convention Center Clark, intends to increase its capacity to hold large-scale events by adding usable area between 2026 and 2028. SMX Clark is already planning an expansion to meet the region's expanding demand.

East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT), an International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) facility in Indonesia, has successfully welcomed its first container ship since operations began at the new deepwater terminal in mid-October.