The Philippines is rapidly turning its national digital identity system into core financial infrastructure. BSP pushes national ID, digital verificationThe Philippines central bank is considering making national ID authentication a central part of customer due diligence in what would be a big regulatory shake-up for the country’s real-time digital identity verification. These may still be applied based on a risk‑based approach when a national ID is not presented or if NIDAS is unavailable. TRL demonstrated live builds of National ID verification tools and led discussions on how authentication services are improving customer experiences. Article Topicsbiometric authentication | biometrics | financial services | Hopae | Ideem | identity verification | national ID | passkeys | PhilID | Philippines