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BSP Lauds the Government’s Move to Shift to Digital Payments
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) says the issuance of the executive order on the adoption of digital payments for government disbursements and collections is a welcome move. The executive order mandates all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government,
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Grab Philippines Rolls Out Business Loan Offering for Its Merchants
Grab, through its SEC-licensed lending arm known as Grab Financial Services Philippines, announced that it has launched its new loan service programme for its merchant partners known as Quick Cash. With Quick Cash’s fast disbursal and easy application process, merchants
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Using E-Signatures to Ensure Business Continuity in an Increasingly Digital World
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend towards digitisation. Suddenly, government agencies, organisations, and businesses of every industry have been thrust into a world of remote processes, and the need for technology that enables business continuity has never been higher. Businesses
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Employs Machine Learning to Enhance Suptech Efforts
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is exploring applications of machine learning (ML) techniques, particularly in the areas of natural language processing, nowcasting, and banking supervision. Natural language processing at the BSP is used to convert text into data to
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Australian Fintech Peppermint Secures E-Money License From BSP
Peppermint Innovation, an Australian fintech listed on the ASX, announced that its subsidiary has secured an Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The EMI license authorises Peppermint Bizmoto Inc. (PBI) to deliver e-wallet services
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PayMaya Rebrands as Maya and Launches Its Digital Bank
Philippines digital wallet PayMaya announced that it has now rebranded as Maya and officially launched its digital bank touted as “Maya Bank”. In September 2021, PayMaya was granted the sixth digital bank license by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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