FINMAR
FINMAR
Commercial banks only performs mandatory services like accepting drafts and issuing letters
of credit, discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts and bill of exchange, and other
evidences of debt, accepting or creating demand deposits, receiving other types of deposits and
deposit substitutes, buying and selling foreign exchange, and gold and silver bullions, acquiring
marketable bonds and other debt securities, and extending credit subject to such rules that the
monetary board may promulgate. While Universal bank performs both commercial bank functions
and investment bank functions. Universal banks are also authorized to engage in underwriting and
other functions of investment houses, and to invest in equities of non-allied undertakings.