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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is pushing for greater regional economic integration through enhanced digital payment connectivity, emphasizing its role in driving financial inclusion, efficiency and resilience across Asian economies.

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The Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. said its revenues have dropped by 49% after e-wallet providers removed online gambling features from their platforms in August.

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eTap users can submit their entries for a chance to win up to P200,000!

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Two lawmakers rejected PAGCOR's argument that it cannot act against illegal online gambling operators simply because these platforms are unlicensed.

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PAGCOR said online gaming transactions dropped by 50% after the BSP ordered e-wallets to cut in-app links to gambling sites. A recent survey, however, showed that players are merely shifting to illegal platforms, given their heavy reliance on e-wallets for gambling.

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                    [Title] => BSP pushes digital payments to boost regional integration
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is pushing for greater regional economic integration through enhanced digital payment connectivity, emphasizing its role in driving financial inclusion, efficiency and resilience across Asian economies.

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The Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. said its revenues have dropped by 49% after e-wallet providers removed online gambling features from their platforms in August.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-22 16:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/08/20/online-gambling_2025-08-20_13-15-41106_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2473777 [Title] => Win up to P200,000 by making everyday payments with eTap Weekly Pamasko! [Summary] =>

eTap users can submit their entries for a chance to win up to P200,000!

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Two lawmakers rejected PAGCOR's argument that it cannot act against illegal online gambling operators simply because these platforms are unlicensed.

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PAGCOR said online gaming transactions dropped by 50% after the BSP ordered e-wallets to cut in-app links to gambling sites. A recent survey, however, showed that players are merely shifting to illegal platforms, given their heavy reliance on e-wallets for gambling.

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