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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), however, did not disclose the type or extent of penalties it imposed on the two banks.

According to financial website Investopedia, central bank digital currencies are digital tokens, similar to cryptocurrency, issued by a central bank. They are pegged to the value of that country's official currency.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) have jointly launched the “Agent Registry for Cash Agents”, a project that seeks to reinforce the BSP’s twin goals of financial inclusion and payments digitalization.

The BSP said it is crafting rules that will allow banks and e-wallet firms to establish a digital marketplace where they can partner with financial service providers to offer of financial products and services under a one-stop-shop platform.

Jovelyn Hao, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s FinTech Innovation and Policy Research Group acting head, said the central bank is open to leveraging the gains brought about by fintech innovations amid the pandemic.

The BSP issued the statement amid reports that some bank ATMs have allegedly dispensed fake bills.

By making payments and transactions more convenient, digitalization reduces the costs of production and distribution for businesses, the BSP said.

Citing data from credit reporting company TransUnion dated March 2021, Sen. Grace Poe said 44 percent of Filipinos have been targeted by digital fraud while fraud attempts against businesses have risen by 31 percent.

The Open Finance model assigns greater control to customers over their own data, enabling them to allow third-party providers access to their data across multiple financial products and services.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has also reminded banks and e-wallet providers to enhance their surveillance and monitoring measures to deter digital vote-buying and selling schemes in relation to the upcoming elections in May 2022.