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Telcos agree on unified platform for e-payments

By Kathleen A. Martin | September 11, 2015 - 10:00am

Consumers may soon easily send and receive money using their mobile phones despite being enrolled in different providers, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas official said.

Business

Tops-LRA summit on at Fairmont Hotel

July 27, 2015 - 10:00am

Climate change, geo- logical hazards, E-titling, computerized land registration, the Uniform Loan And Mortgage Agreement (ULAMA) and the real estate industry’s contributions to the national economy topbill...

Business

Foreign debt shrinks to $77B in 2014

By Kathleen A. Martin | March 22, 2015 - 12:00am

The country’s external debt dropped to $77 billion in 2014 from $78.5 billion in 2013, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported yesterday.

Business

2 Asian banks file bid to operate in Philippines – BSP

By Kathleen A. Martin | March 5, 2015 - 12:00am

Two Asian banks have filed their applications to put up shop in the country, an official from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

Business

Early shift to EMV chip technology seen

By Kathleen A. Martin | January 27, 2015 - 12:00am

The shift to EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) chip cards may happen earlier than 2017, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said, as more local banks move to protect their systems and consumers from fraud.

Business

Understanding property bubble

By Chris Malazarte | October 11, 2014 - 12:00am

The possibility of a bubble will always be there but the likelihood of a bubble to happen in the near term is remote in that, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has already put a cap on real estate exposure of...

Freeman Cebu Business

New BSP capitalization rule seen to spur consolidations

By Kathleen A. Martin | October 1, 2014 - 12:00am

The new planned higher capital requirements for banks may spur consolidation activities in the industry, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas official said yesterday.

Business

BSP requires banks to report cross-border transactions

By Kathleen A. Martin | September 18, 2014 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has required banks to report on their cross-border financial transactions in order to...

Business

BSP issues new rules on bank branch relocation

By Kathleen A. Martin | September 3, 2014 - 12:00am

Banks intending to relocate their branches in Metro Manila would be required to pay special licensing fees of up to P20 million...

Business

BSP allays property bubble fears

By Kathleen A. Martin | July 25, 2014 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has allayed fears of a property bubble as banks start to implement new measures placed...

Business