Following its partnership with Switzerland-based technology firm, Metaco, the Union Bank of the Philippines has now launched a crypto trading service for its customers.
According to the announcement shared, retail customers, can now access the crypto trading service on Metaco’s digital asset platform Harmonize as it is now operational.
Henry Aguda, chief technology officer and chief transformation officer at Union Bank, commented on this news saying the partnership with Metaco has been a part of the bank’s goal to provide customer-centric services in the Philippines. He also noted that Union Bank is the first regulated bank in the country to provide customers with a digital asset exchange feature.
“UnionBank’s collaboration with its strategic partner Metaco has been critical in the bank’s pursuit of realizing its vision of delivering superior, customer-centric services to the Philippine market,’’ said Henry,…