COVID-19: Perspectives for the Philippine banking industry

Surmounting the challenge

April 2020

The Philippine banking industry is not spared from the adverse impact of this pandemic.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued the implementing rules and regulation for the Bayanihan Act RA No. 11469. The law requires all lenders under BSP supervision to grant a 30-day grace period or extension for the payment of loans due within the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, without imposing additional interest, penalties or charges on their borrowers.

Further, the BSP also relaxed the know-your-customer (KYC) requirements for both over the counter and electronic or online transactions. This is to make sure that Filipinos continue to have access to basic government and financial services amid the COVID-19 situation.

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