BPI Is Quietly Running the Philippines’ Most Consequential Stablecoin Experiment Yet
BPI has partnered with clearinghouse Meridian to pilot stablecoin-based settlement for OFW and freelancer remittances, with a full rollout targeted…
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MariBank’s Digital Bank Upgrade Leaves Just Three Slots in the Philippines’ Race
BSP upgraded MariBank Philippines to a full digital bank license this month, making Shopee parent Sea Limited the seventh operator…
BSP Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules for Every Digital Bank and E-Wallet in the Philippines
The central bank is forcing every supervised bank and e-wallet to kill SMS and email one-time passwords by the end…
BSP Just Banned Privacy Coins From Every Licensed Philippine Crypto Platform
A new BSP memorandum bars every licensed Philippine crypto platform from listing privacy-focused tokens and imposes a six-pillar due diligence…
Tonik Just Did What GCash and Maya Haven’t: Turn a Profit as a Pure Digital Bank
Tonik became the first standalone digital bank in the Philippines to reach cash-flow profitability in Q1 2026, a milestone GCash…