Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has formalised a strategic partnership with Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. to migrate its IT production site to the NARRA1 data centre.

The agreement was signed on 9 December 2025 in Manila.

The move to NARRA1 is a key component of RCBC’s 2026 digital roadmap. Digital Edge describes the facility as the Philippines’ largest operating carrier-neutral data centre.

By making this move, the bank intends to boost operational resilience and manage the surge in digital transactions. These steps are necessary as the local financial sector increasingly embraces AI and hybrid cloud technologies.

RCBC Chief Information Officer John Alabastro cited technical capacity and environmental efficiency as key factors in the decision.

“Digital Edge’s operational track record, sustainability-centred engineering expertise, and commitment to security made them the right partner for us,” 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”.

NARRA1 features a Tier 3 architecture designed for high availability and includes 100% dual-power redundancy to protect against outages.

The facility uses renewable energy and holds LEED Gold and TIA-942-C certifications to align with RCBC’s sustainability goals

Vic Barrios, President and CEO of Digital Edge Philippines, noted that the partnership reflects a broader trend among Philippine financial institutions to modernise legacy systems.

“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,” Barrios stated.

RCBC expects this collaboration to strengthen its IT backbone, meet stringent regulatory requirements, and ensure secure digital banking services for customers.

Featured image by Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC).