The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed all banks and e-wallets, including popular services like GCash and Maya, to remove in-app gambling access links within 48 hours to protect consumers from the surge in online gambling transactions.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday issued a directive to all electronic wallets, banks and other supervised institutions to remove in-app gambling access links from their payment apps and websites within 48 hours.
“Accordingly, all BSls are hereby instructed to remove links providing in-app gambling access in BSls’ mobile payment apps and websites within 48 hours upon issuance of this Memorandum. ln-app gambling access includes any product/service that redirects an account holder to a gaming/gambling site,” it said.
“We assure customers that their accounts and transactions remain secure and fully operational. We remain focused on serving our customers while fully complying with regulatory requirements,” Maya said. G-Xchange Inc. , the operator of mobile wallet GCash, said it would begin suspending access to in-app gaming beginning at 8 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2025, to comply with the BSP order.
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