Through its partnership with Gemmary Pawnshop, BPI can now reach more customers nationwide.

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Gemmary Pawnshop have strengthened their commitment to financial inclusion as they formally sealed a strategic partnership that brings BPI banking services closer to more communities across the country.

Through BPI Agency Banking, 64 Gemmary Pawnshop branches nationwide are joining the growing network of May BPI Dito partner stores, bringing essential banking services closer to their communities. Serving around 8,000 clients, Gemmary Pawnshop will enable customers to conveniently apply for BPI products, deposit and withdraw funds from their BPI accounts, and cash out transactions within their local communities.

(L-R): Ritche Farinas, BPI Agency Banking Head for Retail Sales and Partnerships; and Vince Jansen Yu, Gemmary Pawnshop Corporate Secretary.

“This partnership with Gemmary Pawnshop reflects our shared vision of bringing financial services closer to the communities we serve. What Gemmary brings to BPI is more access to communities; even our customers living as far as Masbate and Zamboanga will now experience convenient, reliable, and community-based financial solutions by integrating BPI services into their retail footprint,” said Ritche Farinas, Head of Retail Sales and Partnerships for Agency Banking at BPI.

Representing Gemmary Pawnshop, Vince Yu, Corporate Secretary, emphasized the collaboration’s role in strengthening community ties: “For years, Gemmary Pawnshop has been part of the everyday lives of Cebuanos. Partnering with BPI allows us to deliver even greater value to our customers by giving them direct access to secure and trusted banking services right where they are.” 

The partnership underscores both institutions’ shared vision of financial inclusion and community empowerment. By combining BPI’s banking capabilities with Gemmary Pawnshop’s established nationwide presence, the collaboration creates more accessible financial touchpoints for Filipinos who rely on neighborhood-based services.

The partnership also supports BPI’s broader goal of extending banking services beyond traditional branch channels, enabling more Filipinos to access essential financial products and services closer to home through trusted community-based outlets.

The agreement was formalized in the presence of executives from both organizations, highlighting their joint commitment to building stronger, more inclusive financial ecosystems.

BPI Agency Banking has over 7,000 partner stores nationwide. To learn more, visit https://l.bpi.com.ph/partnerstores.