CARD SME Bank Head Office Opening Ceremony
CARD SME Bank Head Office moves to a new location at 120 M. Paulino corner Burgos Streets, San Pablo City, Laguna. San Pablo City Head Office opened its doors last August 8 after a celebration of holy mass, ribbon cutting and blessing ceremonies.
Officially opening the branch were CARD MRI Founder and Managing Director Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, CARD SME Bank President and CEO Aristeo A. Dequito, and our partners from Sparkasse Rothenburg o.d.T, Germany President and CEO Mr. Werner Thum and Deputy CEO Mr. Diether Mai. The new branch is conveniently located at the heart of the city and is easily accessible by public transport and private vehicle. It has ample space and is equipped with Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to give clients a better banking experience.
The opening was also graced by CARD SME Bank Executive Vice-President and COO Cynthia Baldeo, CARD SME Bank Board Vice-Chair Jingle A. Perreras, CARD Bank Director and Board Vice-Chair Dr. Dolores M. Torres, CARD Bank President and CEO (OIC) Marivic M. Austria, CARD Bank Executive Vice President Lorenz dT. Banez, CARD Inc. President and Executive Director Elma B. Valenzuela, Rizal Bank Inc. President and CEO Floredeliza L. Sarmiento, CMIT VP for Infrastructure and Operations Maricar Lopez, CMIT Senior VP for Risk Marissa M. De Mesa, CARD Inc. Executive Deputy Director Jocelyn D. Dequito, CARD MRI Senior Director for Support Services Deverna dT. Briones, CARD MBA General Manager May S. Dawat, CARD MRI Research Adviser Annie Alip and selected officers and staff of various CARD MRI institutions, business partners, CARD SME Bank members and clients from Micro, QSL, UNLAD, and SME .
A full-fledged thrift bank, CARD SME Bank provides a wide variety of products and services. From deposit accounts such as savings, ATM, checking, time deposit and even kiddie savings, to consumer loans such as car loan and housing loan. It also offers various business loans especially designed features to suit the needs of SMEs such as flexible payment terms and options, affordable interest rates and amounts ranging from P10,000 to P5Mn. An agricultural loan facility is available for farmers and other agri-businesses.