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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is overhauling how banks calculate capital requirements for operational risks, including cyberattacks,…
October 14, 2026
The Philippines will benefit from a $500,000 Asian Development Bank (ADB) regional technical assistance program aimed at combating…
October 5, 2026
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas demands reports on BSP cybersecurity and Philippine banks online safety to strengthen digital…
October 4, 2026
Are the Philippines' bank secrecy rules eroding or simply evolving?
September 29, 2026
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is raising the bar for traditional banks going digital, requiring some thrift,…
September 23, 2026
Asia-Pacific central banks, including the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), have agreed to set up a task force…
August 21, 2026
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. is pushing for closer cooperation among Asian regulators as cybersecurity…
August 19, 2026
The PDIC seeks charter amendments to expand its deposit insurance coverage to non-banks and cooperatives, strengthening protection for…
August 15, 2026
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) believes zero fees would further improve the affordability and accessibility of electronic…
July 8, 2026
The Philippine economy has the capacity to absorb another interest rate hike to tame inflation, Bangko Sentral ng…
July 7, 2026
International Monetary Fund member countries called for increasing support to countries that are facing short-term financing challenges caused by negative…
October 17, 2026
China plans to give foreign investors greater access to its financial markets and encourage wider use of the yuan as…
October 17, 2026
The dollar was lower on Friday and on track for its first weekly fall in more than a month against…
October 17, 2026
China Banking Corp. (Chinabank) first vice president Gerard Dee has increased his stake in the Sy-led lender, days after his…
October 17, 2026
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) defended its financial management record by citing an unmodified audit opinion for 2025…
October 16, 2026