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Philippines
The BSP licenses e-money issuers and registers operators of payment systems.
3 licences · 3 institutions
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3What the regime looks like
- E-Money IssuerEMIBSP licence to issue e-money — the basis for most Philippine wallets.E-money & stored valueOfficial source
- Operator of Payment SystemOPSRegistration for operators of payment systems under the National Payment Systems Act.Payment institution / PSPOfficial source
- Money Service Business registrationMSBRegistration for remittance, money changing and related money service businesses.Money transfer & remittanceOfficial source
A hand-picked sample for orientation — not the full register.
- GCash (Mynt)The Philippines' largest e-wallet, operating on a BSP e-money licence.EMIOPSLicensed inPhilippines
- GrabPaySuper-app wallet licensed across Southeast Asia.MPIE-moneyEMILicensed inSingaporeMalaysiaIndonesiaPhilippinesThailandVietnam
- XenditSoutheast Asian payments infrastructure licensed country by country.PJPOPSMSBLicensed inIndonesiaPhilippinesMalaysiaThailandVietnam
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