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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Jul 14, 2026
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- Jul 10, 2026
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Goodbye, SMS OTPs: Banks' move to safer checks and what it means for you (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Banks and e-wallets are moving away from SMS and email one-time passwords, or OTPs, especially for high-risk transactions, as regulators push financial institutions toward harder-to-steal forms of authentication. The reason is simple: OTPs are easy for users, but also easy for scammers to target. "OTPs were built for a less complex threat environment," Sylvain Chaperon, general manager of 8x8 CPaaS, said in a report by The STAR. Fraudsters can exploit the system through SIM
Goodbye, SMS OTPs: Banks' move to safer checks and what it means for you (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Banks and e-wallets are moving away from SMS and email one-time passwords, or OTPs, especially for high-risk transactions, as regulators push financial institutions toward harder-to-steal forms of authentication. The reason is simple: OTPs are easy for users, but also easy for scammers to target. "OTPs were built for a less complex threat environment," Sylvain Chaperon, general manager of 8x8 CPaaS, said in a report by The STAR. Fraudsters can exploit the system through SIM
List of banks, e-wallets that cut, waived InstaPay, PESONet transfer fees (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines (2nd update; First published July 7, 9 a.m.) — Banks and e-wallets are starting to cut the cost of digital fund transfers after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas tightened rules on how financial institutions price electronic transactions. The fee reductions are still uneven, with some institutions offering permanent waivers, others imposing monthly caps and some simply lowering charges. BPI permanently waived fees for InstaPay and PESONet transfers to other banks and e-wallets
List of banks, e-wallets that cut, waived InstaPay, PESONet transfer fees (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines (2nd update; First published July 7, 9 a.m.) — Banks and e-wallets are starting to cut the cost of digital fund transfers after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas tightened rules on how financial institutions price electronic transactions. The fee reductions are still uneven, with some institutions offering permanent waivers, others imposing monthly caps and some simply lowering charges. BPI permanently waived fees for InstaPay and PESONet transfers to other banks and e-wallets
List of banks, e-wallets that cut, waived InstaPay, PESONet transfer fees (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines (2nd update; First published July 7, 9 a.m.) — Banks and e-wallets are starting to cut the cost of digital fund transfers after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas tightened rules on how financial institutions price electronic transactions. The fee reductions are still uneven, with some institutions offering permanent waivers, others imposing monthly caps and some simply lowering charges. BPI permanently waived fees for InstaPay and PESONet transfers to other banks and e-wallets
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