One source said the thieves made off with more than 300 million pesos ($15.4 million). ”In terms of the security of the bank’s offices, I think that is part of the analysis that each bank is doing,” Martinez said. Martinez said that the central bank’s SPEI interbank transfer system was not compromised but that the problem had to do with software developed by institutions or third-party providers to connect to the payment system. The central bank and banks have said that no clients had been affected so far. Martinez said that the transfers hit accounts of financial institutions in the central bank.

Source: bd News24 May 14, 2018 20:37 UTC