BSP sets P1-B capital requirement for banks shifting to digital models

GMA Network - Sep 23, 2026

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has released a circular mandating that thrift, rural, and cooperative banks shifting to digital bank business models have a P1-billion minimum capital requirement, the same measure required of digital banks.

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