Over 4 million new digital accounts were opened in the country during the first seven weeks of the Luzon-wide lockdown, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Thursday, but warned the public anew of financial scams taking advantage the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

In a briefing, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said central bank data showed that about 4.11 million digital accounts were opened among banks and nonbank electronic money issuers from March 17 to April 30.

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