Edwin Bautista is the chief executive officer of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank). He also serves as the president of the lender that the conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures controls.
Bautista recently bagged the award for digital banker of the year. He received this accolade for the Asia-Pacific category in the recently concluded The Asset Triple A Digital Awards 2020.
The top banker of UnionBank reaped the recognition for his digital initiatives. In the banking industry, Bautista reportedly has more than 25 years of excellent track record.
Furthermore, the Philippine daily newspaper The Philippine Star reported that he pioneered the digital transformation of the financial institution.
Bautista introduced the revolutionary projects of UnionBank. This project includes the launching of the first chatbot in the Philippines.
The bank’s CEO was also reportedly behind the first-ever selfie-banking service in Asia. Plus, he pioneered the first completely digital bank branch in the country.
Through the digital banking initiatives of Bautista at the bank, important businesses reportedly received significant upgrades in their operations.
Aside from his projects, the digital efforts of UnionBank have promoted inclusive prosperity for all Filipinos. Furthermore, they have also facilitated greater financial inclusion.
Besides Bautista receiving his prize, the bank also raked in six other awards. First, for the past three consecutive years, the Aboitiz-led financial institution has held on to the accolade for being the digital bank of the year in the Philippines.
Second, for UnionBank GlobalLinker Trade Connect, the banking firm clinched the Best Social Media Project award.
Third, the financial services provider’s Retailer Financing Program earned the bank the Best Digital Collaboration recognition.
Fourth, UnionBank bagged the Best Digital Financial Inclusion Project honor. Fifth, for its BitBox ATM, the bank received the Best ATM Project prize.
Finally, for the bank’s Mobile Check Deposit, it raked in the Best Digital Upgrade recognition.
The Asset Triple A Digital Awards 2020 is a recognition ceremony. Hong Kong-based multimedia firm Asset Publishing and Research Limited organizes it.
The Asset Triple A Digital Awards gives recognition to technology and financial institutions.
The latter are business organizations that exhibited excellence in innovation and development of extraordinary digital experiences of consumers.
These customers are from the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Moreover, The Asset Triple A Digital Awards employs strict techniques in selecting the winners of the much-coveted Triple-A prizes.
On Monday, March 2, 2020, Union Bank of the Philippines, Incorporated (PSE: UBP) closed at P57.35 per share.
Furthermore, the Philippine Stock Exchange recorded the 52-week high of the bank at P64.05. Meanwhile, the 52-week low of UnionBank is at P56.00.
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