Tag "Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)"
Improved Financial Inclusion Key to Philippines’ Economic Recovery
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno indicated that improving the financial inclusion landscape can aid in the recovery of the domestic economy from the pandemic. In a taped speech during the Pru Life UK Online Investment briefing, he
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BSP Pushes for Financial Inclusion With Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap
The Monetary Board has approved the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap 2020-2023. The roadmap charts BSP’s current initiatives and strategies in advancing an efficient, inclusive, safe and secure digital payments ecosystem. It has identified two key
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Inks Cooperation Agreement with Indonesia’s OJK
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 1 September 2020. The MOU was formed to facilitate consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information between the two institutions. It
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BSP’s Governor Diokno to Lead the Launch of Digital Retirement Account
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno will lead the virtual launch of the Digital Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA), said the regulator in a media statement issued earlier today. PERA is a voluntary retirement account that
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Philippines Central Bank Joins Digital Currency Race
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines’ central bank, has created a committee to look at the feasibility and policy implications of issuing its own digital currency, governor Benjamin E. Diokno said on July 29. “We have to first look
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BSP Monetary Board Grants RCBC Approval Distribute COVID-19 Relief Fund
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) granted authority to Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) to accept government funds to assist the social amelioration program under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. RCBC is the first private universal bank permitted
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