Philippines

KYC & CDD

Financial Crime Compliance Costs to Reach $213.9bn for 2021

By Editors | 12/06/2021

KYC for onboarding and customer risk profiling were cited as the biggest challenges for APAC financial institutions in a LexisNexis Risk Solutions study.

Anti-Money Laundering

Philippine AMLC Amends AML/CTF Guidelines for DNFBPs

By Editors | 11/06/2021

The revisions broaden the scope to include newly covered persons and add a new section on the implementation of the targeted financial sanctions, among other changes.

Structural Regulation

BSP Issues Two New Digital Bank Licences

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/06/2021

The BSP has now granted three digital bank licences to date, two of which are conversions from other types of banking licences.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Philippine Prosecutors File Criminal Complaints Over Wirecard Fraud

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/06/2021

The criminal complaints accuse respondents of violating banking, cybercrime, and e-commerce laws as well as falsifying commercial documents.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Philippine FSCC Identifies Leverage as Key Downside Risk

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 08/06/2021

Cross-border effects are creating a layer of risks on top of scars that Covid has already inflicted on the domestic economy, the FSCC says.

Market Risk

BSP Raises Bank Limits on Open FX Positions

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 07/06/2021

The BSP has raised the limit as part of a larger set of amendments to the framework for the management of banks’ open FX positions.

Anti-Money Laundering

BSP Orders Banks to Enhance STR Filing Processes

By Editors | 07/06/2021

Incorrect STR filings, as identified by the AMLC in a recent review, could downplay the risk and prioritisation of STRs, particularly when they involve high-risk crimes.

Anti-Money Laundering

Philippine Financing, Lending Firms Must Register with AMLC by 21 June

By Editors | 04/06/2021

Newly covered financing and lending companies that fail to register with the AMLC by 21 June will incur penalties.

Reporting & Disclosures

BSP Outlines Expectations for Banks on Sustainable Finance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/06/2021

Banks must establish environmental and social risk management systems and disclose their sustainability initiatives in their annual reports.