Conglomerate Filinvest Development Corp. disassociated itself from Filinvest Trust Bank, which is allegedly claiming to be part of the Gotianun Group/
FDC said in a disclosure to the stock exchange it received information that a website under the domain name “FilinvestTrust.com” for a purported company by the name of “Filinvest Trust Bank” was actively misusing the Filinvest name and claiming to be part of FDC.
The group said the alleged bank was using the official business address of FDC’s real estate arm Filinvest Land Inc. in Mandaluyong City in offering banking and financial services internationally, including online and internet banking, insurance, asset-management and investment.
“FDC would like to clarify and advise the public that FDC, and its real estate arm, FLI, its concerned affiliates and subsidiaries are the exclusive owners and registrants of the trade name and mark Filinvest and have not authorized any other entity to use the Filinvest name/mark and/or the above-said registered business address on any website… ,” FDC said.