New Deals, Old Traffic, Same Confusion

Visa and CIBI announced a partnership to improve credit access in the Philippines, prompting satirical commentary from locals who compared loan approvals to navigating EDSA at rush hour. Social media posts joked that credit applications now require the patience of a jeepney driver and the agility of a street vendor dodging tricycles.

Financial bloggers suggested a “credit honking” metric to measure citizen frustration, while memes depicted citizens carrying miniature ATMs through traffic jams. Vendors outside banks sold “Approval Snacks” for good luck. Coverage: here.

SOURCE: Bohiney News.