#Photography Rules

This has happened to me and friends on many occasions and I know a lot of you have experienced this too but what's with the "No Photography Allowed" policy in a lot of malls, parks and streets nowadays? Think before you click We often see this adage pertaining to how we interact on the internet, but it’s also applicable to smartphone photography. New rules from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and industry guidance from the Philippine Payments Management, Inc. BSP’s enhanced rules for InstaPay and PESONet settlements give the central bank more power to scrutinize how funds are cleared and credited, improving resilience while enabling shorter clearing intervals and faster posting of funds. On the other hand, the same rules are designed to make digital banking more predictable. In the bigger picture, the deactivation of linked bank accounts in apps like GoTyme and the tightening of InstaPay/PESONet rules point to the same direction: a digital payments ecosystem that is open, interoperable, and governed by common standards, rather than one built on exclusive, opaque arrangements. Industry observers note that proprietary “linked account” cash‑in options have been gradually giving way to more transparent, ACH‑based transfers governed under BSP rules. Read more in our articles including "That "No Photography Allowed" Policy" and "From Good to Great: 5 Tips to Improve Smartphone Photos".