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                    [Title] => Goodbye, SMS OTPs: Banks' move to safer checks and what it means for you
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Your bank may soon stop texting OTPs. What comes after this?

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BSP’s new consumer-risk framework could raise compliance costs for banks, e-wallets and digital lenders.

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BSP relief protects bank capital ratios from yield-driven securities losses, but does not remove underlying duration risk.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-22 17:29:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Stock Commentary [SectionUrl] => stock-commentary [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/09/ab-capital-mockup-3cobranded_2026-01-09_10-08-1419_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2536340 [Title] => Digital payments pricing reset begins [Summary] =>

Lower transfer fees could boost digital payments use, but banks may face pressure on transaction fee income.

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MBT stayed defensively positioned, but weaker PPOP growth and limited ROE upside drove a downgrade to Neutral.

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Fourth-quarter improvement masked a softer full-year earnings picture, with beats still limited across the market.

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CBC’s core lending business stayed solid, though weaker non-interest income softened first-quarter results.

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Borrower behavior shows early stress signs, even as default rates remain broadly stable.

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Economists expect a possible BSP rate hike as oil-driven inflation and second-round risks build.

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Bank NPLs rose in February, though system buffers and provisioning remain supportive.

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                    [Title] => Goodbye, SMS OTPs: Banks' move to safer checks and what it means for you
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Your bank may soon stop texting OTPs. What comes after this?

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BSP’s new consumer-risk framework could raise compliance costs for banks, e-wallets and digital lenders.

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BSP relief protects bank capital ratios from yield-driven securities losses, but does not remove underlying duration risk.

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Lower transfer fees could boost digital payments use, but banks may face pressure on transaction fee income.

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MBT stayed defensively positioned, but weaker PPOP growth and limited ROE upside drove a downgrade to Neutral.

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Fourth-quarter improvement masked a softer full-year earnings picture, with beats still limited across the market.

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CBC’s core lending business stayed solid, though weaker non-interest income softened first-quarter results.

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Borrower behavior shows early stress signs, even as default rates remain broadly stable.

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Economists expect a possible BSP rate hike as oil-driven inflation and second-round risks build.

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Bank NPLs rose in February, though system buffers and provisioning remain supportive.

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