From 1 July, all FIs and PSPs must disable all non-QR Ph codes and proprietary QR codes and ensure they are no longer be available to the public.
March 15, 2023The BSP is considering lowering the RRR in exchange for banks waiving their fees on small transactions, as part of efforts to promote financial inclusion.
March 7, 2023Non-bank e-money issuers and other entities can become direct participants of the RTGS payment system without being sponsored by existing participants.
December 29, 2022Lawmaker Joey Salceda is calling on the BSP to set a cap on transfer fees charged by banks for the use of interbank payment systems.
August 16, 2022The designation of PESONet and InstaPay as Prominently Important Payment Systems will mean they are subject to closer BSP supervision and monitoring.
July 19, 2022The caps apply to the charges imposed on borrowers of small-value loans by lending firms, financing companies and online lending platforms.
January 10, 2022As of end-June 2021, there were over 3,000 rural banks nationwide. However, only 21 of them offer PESONet and 11 offer InstaPay for electronic fund transfer services.
December 8, 2021The BSP was granted authority to designate systemically important payment systems under the National Payment Systems Act, which was signed into law in 2018.
August 23, 2021The BSP is testing the new peso RTGS system with banks and other participating institutions to determine readiness for go-live in June 2021.
May 20, 2021The New Order of Payment System, or NOPS, is a secure web-based system that offering various channels through which payments can be made to the BSP.
September 15, 2020