title: Philippines — Payments and banking: Can we move player money? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/philippines/payments/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Philippines](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/philippines/) Payments and banking Philippines · Question 06 of 11 # Payments and banking: Can we move player money? Unfavourable · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Philippines report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/philippines/) 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… ## Full section analysis 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.