Strengthening RCBC's foundation for next-generation banking

The Philippine financial sector is entering a new phase defined by AI adoption, hybrid cloud expansion, rising digital transaction volumes, and heightened cybersecurity and compliance requirements.

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From L-R: RCBC Chief Information Officer John Alabastro, RCBC President and CEO Reggie Cariaso, Digital Edge Philippines President and CEO Vic Barrios, and Threadborne Group Chairman Charlie Rufino during the Ceremonial Signing event.

As part of its 2026 digital roadmap, RCBC is enhancing operational resilience, expanding high-availability infrastructure, and strengthening compliance across all mission-critical environments. Moving its systems to NARRA1 enables RCBC to better safeguard critical services, support growing digital workloads, and deliver secure, always-on customer experiences amid rising demand.

This move comes at a pivotal time as RCBC reinforces its IT backbone to stay ahead of evolving industry expectations and support the bank's long-term growth.

"Digital Edge's operational track record, sustainability-centered engineering expertise, and commitment to security made them the right partner for us," RCBC Chief Information Officer John Alabastro said "We have selected NARRA1 because it offers both the technical capacity and environmental efficiency needed by a modern, fast-scaling bank like ours."