Philippine Association of Fintech Lawyers
Professional association of fintech lawyers
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The Philippine Association of Fintech Lawyers is a professional association of lawyers working in financial technology. Gleim Brean Eran is a founding member and its chairperson.
At the Senate Committee on Science and Technology's public hearing on the blockchain budget bill (Senate Bill 1330) in October 2025, Eran noted that the bill could give the Philippines its first legal definition of blockchain. He warned against defining the technology too narrowly and urged technology neutrality, keeping the law separate from any single technology. The bill's author, Senator Bam Aquino, accepted the point and committed to redraft the text to make room for future technologies.
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Through its chairperson Gleim Brean Eran, urged technology-neutral drafting of the blockchain budget bill at the October 2025 Senate Science and Technology Committee hearing, advice the bill's author accepted.
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Chairperson Gleim Brean Eran urged technology-neutral drafting of the blockchain budget bill at a Senate hearing, and the bill's author agreed to revise it.
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