[ad_1] Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is conducting its first Consumer Payment Survey (CPS) this quarter to improve the rules on digital payments to increase their use by up to 50 percent of all retail payments in three years. In a statement, the BSP said the survey results will serve …
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[ad_1] 87% of Filipinos opted for cashless payment during pandemic, PayPal says The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated the adoption of digital solutions for many Filipinos, which has had a profound impact on the way they live, work and pay. A recent online survey by PayPal revealed that 87% of …
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Read More »BSP to Measure Digital Payment Usage – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it will measure the actual use of digital payments in the country by conducting a new survey. In a statement on Tuesday, the central bank announced that it will carry out the first Consumer Payment Survey (CPS) during this last quarter of the …
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[ad_1] FREEPIK.COM THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will conduct its inaugural Consumer Payments Survey (CPS) to assess online transactions among Filipinos online with its goal of turning the country into a cashless economy. “The CPS is a national survey that seeks to measure the actual use of digital payments …
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[ad_1] The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross said Tuesday, warning that global warming poses a greater threat than the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). This aerial photograph taken on November 14, 2020, by the Philippine Coast Guard shows …
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[ad_1] The co-chair of the Economic Group of the House of Representatives presented a bill on Tuesday that provides for a Bayanihan of 400,000 million pesos to be lifted as a single law, while ordering the National Authority for Economy and Development (Neda) to draft a plan to improve the …
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