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Philippines: Introduced restricted measures on digital banking for foreign investors

Announcement

02 Dec 2020

In December 2020, the Philippines introduced restricted measures on digital banking by capping the maximum participation of non-bank foreign investors at 40% and requiring a local presence in the Philippines.

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

23 Dec 2020

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 02 Dec 2020
Local operations requirement In force

On 2 December 2020, through the issuance of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circular No. 1105/2020, the Philippines mandated the digital banks to maintain a principal or head office in t...

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Updated: 02 Dec 2020
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force

On 2 December 2020, the Philippines issued the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circular No. 1105/2020 on Digital Banking. Under this circular, the Philippines capped the maximum of aggregate owne...

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