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Rural banks to join BSP payment system

By Lawrence Agcaoili | November 16, 2011 - 12:00am

Major rural banks are looking at coursing their financial transactions through the central bank’s Philippine Payments and Settlements System (PhilPaSS) to expand their services to beneficiaries of overseas...

Business

35 more banks keen on joining remittance facility for OFWs

By Lawrence Agcaoili | July 10, 2011 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said 35 more banks are interested in joining the remittance facility for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) under the central bank’s Philippine Payments and Settlements System...

Business

BSP PhilPaSS transactions surge 43.6% to P71T in Q1

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 29, 2011 - 12:00am

The total value of financial transactions that passed through the central bank’s Philippine Payments and Settlements System (PhilPaSS) jumped 43.6 percent in the first quarter of the year on the back of robust...

Business

PhilPaSS transactions higher by 9.6% to P206.6 trillion last year

By Lawrence Agcaoili | April 7, 2011 - 12:00am

The total value of financial transactions that passed through the payments facility of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) went up by 9.6 percent last year as more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) coursed their...

Business

BOP surplus up 27.5% to $2.73 billion in 5 months

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 19, 2010 - 12:00am

The country posted a balance of payments surplus (BOP) of $388 million in May, bringing the total for the first five months to $2.733 billion, up 27.5 percent from the $2.143-billion surplus recorded in the same...

Business

OFWs, beneficiaries to enjoy lower remittance fees starting 3rd quarter

By Lawrence Agcaoili | May 25, 2010 - 12:00am

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their beneficiaries are expected to enjoy lower remittance fees starting the third quarter of the year once the Philippine Payments and Settlements System (Philpass) Remit System...

Business