Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
Explains features of the GCash app itself
This post describes how to buy and sell US stocks using GStocks Global within the GCash app. What is GStocks Global? GStocks Global is the international counterpart of GStocks PH. It aims to offer a way to purchase and sell stocks and securities from overseas markets. Currently, it is focused on the US stock market … Read more
This post aims to teach how to buy and sell crypto assets using GCrypto in GCash. The Current State of Cryptocurrencies I’ve talked about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin before. And I’ve always argued that cryptocurrencies have a place in one’s portfolio. As long as the coin/token has utility it has the potential to become valuable in … Read more
Open a new savings account quickly in GSave Marketplace via UNOBank using UNOready by UNO. UNOBank is one of the digital banks in the Philippines today. Similar players like CIMB, Tonik, Seabank, and others are fast growing as they offer better interest rates than traditional banks. Many conventional banks are also trying to adapt to … Read more
GSave has now a new bank in its marketplace: Maybank. This post focuses on how to use EzySave by Maybank. GSave being a marketplace, now not only provides GSave by CIMB and #MySaveUp by BPI but also EzySave+ by Maybank. This post comprehensively explains how to create and use the new EzySave+ by Maybank. What … Read more
GCash Jr is a child-friendly version of GCash and is catered for minors. GCash was originally meant to serve the underserved, and mainly this included adults as they are the ones that need its services the most. However, we should also not forget the youth as they also need a gateway app to access fintech. … Read more
GSave now is a marketplace. I’ve updated the old GSave post to reflect the changes, but there is also a need for a new post that explains how to create and use the new MySaveUp by BPI savings account. What is MySaveUp by BPI? GCash wants users to have multiple choices for opening up savings … Read more
Insurance is really something that’s overlooked these days. Usually, for the layperson, they don’t really see the usefulness of insurance unless they’ve met the insurable event (like a death in the family or critical illnesses, etc). I’ve talked before about how GInsure makes insurance easy as everything you need is already in the GCash app. … Read more
For a lot of users, especially sellers using their own generated GCash QR, the default transaction limits (Php 100k in and out) may prove to be problematic as buyers increase. Or you may find that your transactions lately have been hitting Php 100k yourself. As a recap, normally to be able to avail of the … Read more
This post explains what GGives is, how it works, and how you can avail of this pay-by-installment scheme in GCash. I was in the drugstore looking to pay for my purchases via GCash when I saw a new QR design. And it mentioned paying via GGives or via GCredit. As GCash is notoriously secretive when … Read more
This post explains the different BPI cash-in channels you can tap into in the GCash app. It’s now easy to set up a BPI cash-in channel from within GCash. This is useful for transferring funds easily from your bank account to GCash. Aside from UnionBank and CIMB (GSave), BPI is one of few bank-related cash-in … Read more