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  • BSP to grant licenses for four more digital banks

    THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) will allow four more digital banks to operate in the country starting next year, it said on Thursday.

  • BSP chief says ‘a little bit less likely’ to cut rates

    THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is now “a little bit less likely” to cut rates at its Aug. 15 meeting after inflation breached the 2-4% target band in July, its governor said. “A little bit less likely (to ease) because inflation is high. But we have to look at…

  • BSP sees room to keep rates steady

    THE PHILIPPINE central bank would probably keep policy settings on hold given “evolving inflation conditions,” Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. said on Monday, even as he signaled a less restrictive stance if price pressures continue to ease.

  • BSP eyes use of QR code for transport payments

    THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing to identify strategic use cases for its national QR code standard such as for transportation payments. In a draft circular, the BSP said it is seeking to introduce the payment use cases involving QR Ph for sectors such as transportation “which shall…

  • BSP sees July inflation at 4%-4.8%

    HEADLINE INFLATION may have accelerated in July, possibly ending seven straight months of within-target inflation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Wednesday.

  • BSP says on track with study and testing of its own digital currency

    THE STUDY and testing of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is on track, with implementation eyed by 2029, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said.

  • BSP may impose up to P1-M fine for violations of foreign exchange rules

    THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved amendments to the reporting guidelines for foreign exchange (FX) transactions, including the imposition of fines up to P1 million for policy violations. “The Monetary Board has approved further amendments to FX regulations to allow the BSP to gather more accurate and relevant…

  • Fastest in five months: Cash remittances jump by 3.6% in May — BSP

    Fastest in five months: Cash remittances jump by 3.6% in May — BSP

    MONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose by 3.6% in May, its fastest pace in five months, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

  • Peso may slide to P59:$1 if BSP cuts early

    THE PESO may breach the P59-per-dollar level if the Philippine central bank cuts rates as early as August, Fitch Solutions’ unit BMI said.

  • Delayed easing to dampen growth — BSP chief

    THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that it should not “wait too long” to begin policy easing as this would dampen economic growth, its top official said.