Philippines

Anti-Money Laundering

Philippines Bolsters Financial Probe Capacity for Environmental Crimes

By Editors | 23/06/2026

The government is training prosecutors and investigators to tackle illicit financial flows linked to environmental offences ahead of a key money laundering evaluation.

Capital Adequacy

Philippines Offers Capital Relief on Government Bond Losses

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/06/2026

The BSP has introduced temporary relief measures to shield banks from the capital impact of unrealised government bond losses.

Payments & Settlements

Philippines Lifts Digital Fee Freeze, Sets New Pricing Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/06/2026

The BSP has ended its five-year freeze on digital transfer fees, introducing a new framework that requires cost-based, transparent pricing and new AML duties for payment operators.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Philippines SEC Secures Interpol Red Notice for MFT Group CEO

By Editors | 22/06/2026

An international alert has been issued for Maria Francesca "Mica" Tan over an alleged large-scale fraudulent investment scheme that solicited funds without a licence.

Structural Regulation

Philippines SEC to Mandate Online Filings, Cut Offering Approval Time

By Editors | 17/06/2026

The regulator has published draft rules for a new digital platform that will make public offering applications fully online and reduce processing to 40 days.

Reporting & Disclosures

Philippine Stock Exchange Becomes First Bourse to Join CDP as Signatory

By Editors | 16/06/2026

The move aims to advance sustainable finance and corporate transparency by encouraging listed firms to report on environmental impacts.

Payments & Settlements

BSP Forms Industry Team for Retail ISO 20022 Harmonisation

By Editors | 15/06/2026

The central bank has named representatives from across the financial industry to lead the country's retail payments harmonisation project.

Cryptocurrency

Philippines Central Bank Sets New Rules for Crypto Asset Listings

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/06/2026

The BSP has detailed a new framework requiring VASPs to conduct robust due diligence before listing coins or tokens.

Capital Adequacy

APAC's Paths on the CCyB Are Diverging

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 15/06/2026

As global policymakers reconsider the role of the CCyB, regulators across the region are drawing different conclusions about how it should be used.