# Philippines News

The Union Bank of Philippines, one of the country’s largest banks, is unveiling two cryptocurrency ATMs. The initiative from Union Bank has the blessings of the country’s central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The move is likely to promote Bitcoin adoption in a country that has already adopted a proactive approach...

On January 3, 2018, CoinText.io, a service that provides a service enabling users to send and receive cryptocurrency using text messages, announced it was enabling its Bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet in the Philippines reported Yahoo Finance. Simplifying the Use of Cryptocurrency CoinText is an innovative service that allows users to send...

Following the footsteps of regional developments in South East Asia, the Philippines Security and Exchange Commission could soon pass relevant laws for the operation of cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, Manila Times reported September 3, 2018. Philippines’ Crypto Push Amidst growing interest in cryptocurrency and related businesses, the SEC observed...

Acknowledging the potential of digital currencies to drive accelerated and cost-effective transactions, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Central Bank of the Philippines, has approved two new cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a Business World report. Getting the Green Light The BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier indicated that the exchanges Virtual...

On May 27, 2018, ConsenSyS announced the selection of five rural banks in the crypto-friendly Philippines to try out its blockchain-based real-time payments solution. Banking the Unbanked The Union Bank of the Philippines has joined forces with the ConsenSyS blockchain startup to change the faces of five rural banks in...