Philippines

AML / KYC

BSP Enters Arbitration Over Philsys Card Printing Delays

By Mark Johnston | 29/09/2024

The proceedings were initiated by AllCard Inc, which was contracted to supply cards and equipment for the production of PhilSys cards.

Philippine SEC Offers Amnesty for Non-Compliant Firms

By Mark Johnston | 27/09/2024

A similar amnesty programme offered last year saw more than 80,000 corporations come back into compliance with reporting requirements.

BSP Revises Framework for External Auditor Selection by FIs

By Editors | 26/09/2024

The BSP has proposed draft revisions to its framework for financial institutions on the selection and appointment of external auditors.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Announces Significant Cut to Bank Reserve Requirements

By Editors | 24/09/2024

The BSP cut the RRR for universal and commercial banks by 250 basis points, bringing it from 9.5 percent to 7 percent.

Capital / Liquidity

BSP to Cut Bank Bank Reserve Requirements in ‘Substantial’ Way

By Editors | 20/09/2024

Banks in the Philippines have offered to lower transaction costs on small-value fund transfers in exchange for lower reserve requirements.

BSP Authorises Maybank to Launch Islamic Banking Operations

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/09/2024

Maybank is just the second bank authorised to launch Islamic banking operations in the Philippines, after CARD Bank was authorised in June 2023.

AML / KYC

Indonesia Captures Former Philippine Mayor Charged for Money Laundering

By Editors | 05/09/2024

The former mayor Alice Guo fled the Philippines in July after she was accused of helping to set up an illegal online gambling and scam centre.

Fintech / Regtech

Cambodia, Korea Launch Cross-border Payments Link

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/09/2024

Users of Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank can make payments at more than 3.3 million stores in Cambodia by scanning KHQR codes.

Fintech / Regtech

BSP to Closely Scrutinise New Digital Banking Applicants

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/09/2024

Fitch Ratings says close scrutiny of the new applicants is likely given that the majority of the existing digital banks are still loss-making.