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BSP Eyes Open Finance For Financial Inclusion

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is ramping up its financial inclusion efforts by exploring uses for Open Finance, measuring financial health, collecting data on the pricing of digital payments, and supporting a legislative measure on internet access.


Open Finance supports financial inclusion by leveraging data that consumers agree to share with financial institutions (FIs) and third-party providers to develop innovative financial solutions and tailor-fit products and services to their needs.



These are priority initiatives that the BSP and the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, discussed during her official visit to the Philippines from May 21 to 23, 2024.



The BSP will explore Open Finance use cases that promote financial health, including enabling consumers to seamlessly open savings, insurance, pension, and retirement accounts.


Open Finance supports financial inclusion by leveraging data that consumers agree to share with financial institutions (FIs) and third-party providers to develop innovative financial solutions and tailor-fit products and services to their needs.



The BSP is also developing an index that will allow it to measure and formulate policy interventions on financial health. The index will be aligned with the UNSGSA’s definition of financial health.


In addition, the BSP has engaged Innovations for Poverty Action to conduct a pilot study on responsible pricing, which will determine the measures on the reasonableness of fees, charges, and interest rates imposed by financial service providers on their products.



This is in line with the principles under the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act of 2022.


To ensure the affordability of financial products, the central bank will also continue discussions on taxes on digital transactions with the Department of Finance.


Moreover, the Financial Inclusion Steering Committee (FISC) chaired by the BSP will continue supporting the passage of the Open Access in Internet Services Act, which is currently pending in Congress.



Aside from enhancing web access for the unbanked populace in remote areas of the country, the proposed law is expected to promote broad-based access to welfare-enhancing digital financial services.


These initiatives are expected to result in onboarding more Filipinos into the formal financial system, allowing them to reap the benefits of a growing economy.




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