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House bill seeks to regulate bank accounts, e-wallets

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 12:46 PM

Proponents of the bill say it seeks to protect people from various cybercrime schemes by regulating the use of bank accounts and e-wallets. Read more »

DFA: Marcoses' Swiss accounts a non-issue when he visits Davos

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 05:13 PM

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Carlos Sorreta said no legal mechanisms 'have been triggered' during the President's participation for the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos regarding this. Read more »

7.2 million unbanked open LANDBANK accounts in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:32 PM

At least 7.2 million previously unbanked Filipino registrants of the national ID system were onboarded through LANDBANK as of the end of 2021. Read more »

BAP urges due diligence on concerns over money mules

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 02:30 PM

The Bankers Association of the Philippines on Thursday said the public should exercise due diligence to avoid becoming a "money mule." Read more »

BSP 'confident' in hitting digitalization targets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 10:26 AM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Tuesday it is confident it can achieve its digitalization goals ahead of 2023. Read more »

Banked Filipinos hit 53 pct amid digitalization, pandemic

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 06:55 PM

The BSP's push for financial inclusion made big gains during the pandemic as the number of banked Filipinos hit 53 percent this year from just 29 percent in 2019. Read more »

BSP bats for stronger, 'digitalized' post-pandemic economy

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 02:24 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is working with the government not just in terms of pandemic recovery but also in building a stronger and "digitally advanced new economy", the central bank's chief said Monday.   Read more »

Truth will find its way out

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Apr 05 12:15 AM

Presidential-aide-turned-senator Christopher “Bong” Go recently tried to mislead the public with a cropped photo of President Rodrigo Duterte having a “simple” birthday celebration.  Read more »

Obama mocks Trump's Chinese bank account: 'They would've called me Beijing Barry'

Glenn Thrush, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 22 11:15 AM

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he campaigns on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee and his former Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Read more »

National ID to push ‘financial inclusion’ in PH: NEDA

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 03:32 PM

The National ID system will help push financial inclusion in the country by providing means for all Filipino families to open bank accounts, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said Wednesday.    Read more »