BANKS must adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) techniques for certain card transactions starting end-September this year as the central bank expects a surge in cyber attacks.

The mandate is under the recently approved Monetary Board (MB) amendments to existing regulations that cover BSP supervised financial institutions (BSFIs), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a statement on Thursday.

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