PDB SME SOLUTIONS, INC. (SME.com.ph)
Established in June 2000 as a joint venture between Plantersbank and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, PDB SME Solutions Inc. or SME.com.ph opens the World Wide Web to Philippine-based SMEs. The company is the first investment of its kind by the IFC on the internet. This partnership afford Plantersbank the unique opportunity to deepen its relationship with SMEs by providing much needed Web-based solutions to help entrepreneurs manage businesses better, expand to new markets and be globally competitive. SME.com.ph is the recipient of the 2001 Asian Banking Award for e-commerce service.
PDB PROPERTIES, Inc.
PDB Properties is in the business of building and selling houses primarily to middle-income families, thereby, complementing Plantersbank’s efforts to assist in the development of affordable housing in the country. The surviving entity in the merger with Primavera Managers and Development Corporation, Resepico Realty and Development Corporation and Mil Flora Properties, Inc., PDB Properties has been successful in developing modest communities in Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Rizal and today provides services to clients interested in real estate development.
PDB INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. (PDBIA)
For nearly two decades, PDBIA has complemented Plantersbank’s lending activities by providing full and timely insurance protection for all of the bank’s interests and those of its borrowers. Through competent and professionally trained staff, PDBIA has expanded its client-base to include non-bank related businesses that require quality insurance coverage and advice.
PDB-FMO DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. (PDCenter)
PDCenter is a joint undertaking established of Plantersbank and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) to provide training and consulting services to institutions engaged in development finance and promotion of small and medium enterprises. Over the past 10 years, PDCenter has trained bankers from China, ASEAN, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Indian subcontinent, western Africa and the Pacific. An accredited consulting firm of the Asian Development Bank, PDCenter is presently attached to the Mekong Project Development Facility in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.