Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

BIS Plans to Expand World’s Instant Payment Systems
BIS Plans to Expand World’s Instant Payment Systems
July 01, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) wants to expand the world’s largest instant payment system (IPS). BIS announced Monday (July 1), that it had completed...

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Lawmaker Urges Philippines Central Bank to Push for Lower Fees
Lawmaker Urges Philippines Central Bank to Push for Lower Fees
February 18, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Philippines’ Sen. Grace Poe is turning to the country’s central bank to request that it help appeal to financial institutions to lower digital and eWallet...

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Philippines Shutting Down Digital Bank Requests
Philippines Shutting Down Digital Bank Requests
August 19, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno on Thursday (Aug. 19) announced that the country’s central bank would stop accepting digital banking applications on Sept....

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Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
July 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee...

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Wirecard Files For Insolvency, Seeks Court Protection
Wirecard Files For Insolvency, Seeks Court Protection
June 25, 2020  |  News

Wirecard, the embattled Germany payment services company, said Thursday (June 25) it was filing for insolvency. The decision comes less than a week after auditors...

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