Payment access is the dominant operational risk. The BSP's August 2025 directive requiring banks and e-wallet providers (GCash, Maya) to delink from gambling apps/websites cut licensed transaction volume by roughly 50% and pushed some demand to illegal platforms. Licensed whitelisted sites integrate with GCash/Maya and local gateways, but PSP friendliness is now constrained and banking risk elevated.
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Philippines · Question 06 of 11
Payments and banking: Can we move player money?
Unfavourable · Probable · AI-generated · Back to full Philippines report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Philippines (PH) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | PAGCOR |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Payment access is the dominant operational risk. The BSP's August 2025 directive requiring banks and e-wallet providers (GCash, Maya) to delink from gambling apps/websites cut licensed transaction volume by roughly 50% and pushed some demand to illegal platforms. Licensed whitelisted sites integrate…