Manila, Philippines – December 5, 2025 – Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), a leading Philippine bank, has officially partnered with Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. to enhance the country’s digital finance infrastructure. This strategic move involves migrating RCBC’s production site to Digital Edge’s NARRA1, the Philippines’ largest operating carrier-neutral data center, signifying a major step in the bank’s long-term digital transformation.
The collaboration aims to provide millions of Filipinos nationwide with highly available, secure, and efficient digital banking experiences, aligning with RCBC’s commitment to innovation. The ceremonial signing took place at the RCBC Plaza in Makati, attended by key executives including RCBC President and CEO Reggie Cariaso, RCBC Chief Technology Officer John Alabastro, Digital Edge Philippines President and CEO Vic Barrios, and Threadborne Group Chairman Charlie Rufino.
Strengthening RCBC’s Foundation for Next-Generation Banking
The Philippine financial sector is experiencing a significant shift with the adoption of AI, expansion of hybrid cloud solutions, increasing digital transaction volumes, and stricter cybersecurity and compliance regulations. In response, RCBC’s 2026 digital roadmap focuses on bolstering operational resilience, expanding high-availability infrastructure, and strengthening compliance across all critical environments. By moving its systems to NARRA1, RCBC will enhance the security of critical services, support growing digital workloads, and deliver secure, always-on customer experiences.
RCBC Chief Technology Officer John Alabastro stated, “Digital Edge’s operational track record, sustainability-centered engineering expertise, and commitment to security made them the right partner for us. We have selected NARRA1 because it offers both the technical capacity and environmental efficiency needed by a modern, fast-scaling bank like ours.”
Why NARRA1 Is the Strategic Choice
NARRA1 provides a future-ready foundation for RCBC’s mission-critical operations. It features a Tier 3, carrier-neutral architecture designed for high availability, 100% dual-power redundancy for strong protection against outages, and stringent security and privacy controls to meet banking sector requirements. Its renewable-energy-powered and energy-efficient design also supports RCBC’s sustainability goals, enabling the bank to scale its production workloads securely, reliably, and sustainably.
Vic Barrios, Digital Edge Philippines President and CEO, commented, “We are seeing a decisive shift in the Philippine financial sector as institutions strengthen their resilience, modernize legacy systems, and move toward hybrid and cloud-ready environments. RCBC’s decision to place its production workloads in NARRA1 reflects this momentum and validates our commitment to providing banking-grade infrastructure built for security, uptime, and high-density performance. We are ready to support RCBC—and the broader financial community—as they advance their digital capabilities and prepare for future growth.”
A Stronger, More Sustainable Foundation
Digital Edge’s NARRA1 is a TIA-942-C-certified facility powered entirely by renewable energy and recognized with BERDE, IFC EDGE, and LEED Gold certifications. It offers one of the most energy-efficient and compliance-ready environments in the region, with the lowest Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and adherence to regulatory and security standards for banks.
By co-locating in an environmentally efficient, high-resilience data center, RCBC reinforces its long-term vision of a secure, sustainable digital ecosystem. This partnership also highlights the growing trend among Philippine financial institutions to modernize their IT environments and migrate to high-density, cloud-ready, and sustainability-driven colocation facilities. NARRA1’s position as a trusted hub for mission-critical workloads is further reinforced by its regional recognition for energy efficiency and engineering excellence, including the Innovation in Energy Efficiency Award (Southeast Asia) from the W.Media Asia Pacific Cloud & Data Center Awards.
A Shared Vision for 2026 and Beyond
This partnership sets a new benchmark for secure, resilient, and sustainable digital operations in the Philippine financial sector. Both organizations are committed to advancing infrastructure that can meet today’s digital demands and support the accelerated innovations expected in 2026 and beyond.
About RCBC
RCBC (Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation) is one of the top banks in the Philippines, currently ranking as the fifth largest privately owned bank. It offers a full range of financial products and services to individuals and businesses nationwide and has been serving for 65 years. RCBC is a proud member of the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) and is recognized as the Best Bank for Digital and Best Bank for Customer Experience. For more information, visit www.rcbc.com.
About Digital Edge
Headquartered in Singapore, Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company dedicated to transforming digital infrastructure in Asia. By building and operating state-of-the-art, energy-efficient data centers with rich connectivity options, Digital Edge aims to bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making infrastructure deployment easy, efficient, and economical. Founded by a seasoned senior management team, Digital Edge has over US$1 billion in deployed and committed capital, establishing itself as a market-leading pan-Asia data center platform with a presence in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. For more information, visit www.digitaledgedc.com.
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