There are PNB branches in the States. I would like to see if I can get a Bitcoin exchange account linked to a PNB account. I don't think it would be directly linked to the Philippines, but it should make it easier to transfer money.
Is this something Bitinstant.com should be interested in?
Can you post more details since I don't know anything about PNB?
From the website
http://www.pnb.com.ph/rci/PNB Remittance Centers, Inc. (PNB RCI) was incorporated on October 19, 1990 under its former name, Century Finance and Remittance Centers, Inc. (CFRCI). The California Department of Financial Institutions licensed it as a transmitter of money abroad in May 1991. It is also supervised and examined by different regulatory agencies in Nevada, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Washington State, Oregon and Alaska. PNB RCI is a subsidiary of PNB International Investments Corporation, which is wholly owned by the Philippine National Bank in Manila, Philippines.
PNB RCI began its operations by opening the National City branch (in San Diego) in September, 1991 followed by Chicago, Illinois branch in February 1992 and the simultaneous openings of West Covina and Union City branches in March 1992. Jersey City in New Jersey, San Jose and Carson branches opened for business that same year. To further expand its remittance services and to reach a greater portion of Filipino-American remitters, additional branches were opened in Las Vegas, Nevada, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Washington State, Hawaii and Texas. Today, PNB RCI has forty four (38) branches in the US and soon will be opening additional branches in California, Oregon and Alaska.
The high quality of client service, competitive exchange rate, and rapid delivery of funds make PNB RCI the no. 1 remittance company in the United States.
Call 1-800-PNB-8788 (1-800-762-8788)
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