Virtual Banking
BSP Lays Out Prudential Requirements for Philippines’ Digital Banks
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the second set of guidelines for digital banks following the release of the digital bank framework in December 2020. The approved guidelines set out the BSP’s supervisory expectations with regard to corporate
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Maya Bank Hits 650,000 Customer Milestone 3 Months After Launch
Maya Bank announced that it has reached a 650,000-customer milestone just three months after launch and that it has P5 billion which is approximately US$89 million in deposit balance as of end-July 2022. The bank launched its services to the
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GoTyme Bank Launches New Visa Debit Card, Aims for 10 Million Clients in 5 Years
Gokongwei Group‘s digital bank GoTyme, interbank network BancNet, and Visa have formed a partnership to introduce the GoTyme Visa ATM Debit Card. This will allow cardholders to conduct Visa transactions worldwide and make ATM withdrawals when traveling outside the country.
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Tonik Users Can Now Pay Their Bills Seamlessly via the BillsPay Feature
Philippines’ digital bank Tonik has enabled the BillsPay feature for its users to seamlessly pay their bills on time via its app through a partnership with Bayad, a multi-channel payment platform in the country. Users can now settle their dues
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BSP Green Lights All Six Digital Banks to Launch Full Operations
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued Certificates of Authority (COA) to all the six licensed digital banks in the country, allowing them to pursue full operations. The most recent recipients were UnionDigital Bank and GoTyme Bank, which obtained
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Tonik Enables Real-Time Fund Transfers up to PHP 50,000 With InstaPay
Philippines digital bank Tonik announced that it has integrated InstaPay services on its mobile app to enable real-time fund transfers. Tonik said in a statement that it is the first licensed digital bank in the country to fully implement InstaPay
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Rise of Super-Apps Puts Pressure on Incumbents
In Asia, bigtechs and new digital banking challengers are rapidly gaining ground, forcing incumbent banks to rethink their business strategy and become a part of the super-app ecosystem, a new report by Finextra, in association with Infosys Finacle and OneSpan,
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GoTyme Gets Green Light From BSP to Begin Operations as Digital Bank in the Philippines
GoTyme announced that it had secured its Certificate of Authority (COA) to operate as a digital bank by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on 29 July 2022. The issuance of a COA is the third and final stage involved
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Philippines’ UNO Digital Bank Raises US$11 Million Led by Malaysia’s Creador
Singapore-headquartered financial technology company UNOAsia, the primary incorporator of UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines, has secured US$ 11 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Creador Private Equity. Creador has already invested a total of US$ 21
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Tonik Appoints Tomasz Borowski as Its Group COO
Philippines digital bank Tonik announced that Tomasz Borowski will be joining its leadership team as the Group Chief Operations Officer (COO). Tomasz will be based in Singapore and employed by the holding company Tonik Financial, while working closely with the
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