Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
This post introduces GoTyme, a high deposit-yielding digital bank app with some nice features included. Aside from GCash, there are currently a lot of different neo-banks and virtual wallets, with each having different ways to expand into the space. GoTyme is similar, and its sticky point is the pretty competitive deposit interest rate and usage … 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
This post explains the different ways you can convert foreign currencies and send them to your GCash account. Filipinos are known for having connections in other countries — as immigrants, as overseas workers, and as tourists. And understandably, a lot of Filipinos remit money back home to their families. Additionally, through the rise of e-commerce … Read more
You can pay your SSS PRNs for contributions and loan payments using GCash easily. One of the ways GCash makes life easier is by integrating with government services such as PAG-IBIG and SSS. You can get disbursements using your GCash account, and you can pay your loans and contributions using the Pay Bills feature. My … 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
This post explains the different ways you can get remittances using the GCash app. Perhaps it is true that remittances are the lifeblood of our economy. In early 2022, according to the BSP, the total personal remittances from overseas Filipinos reached USD 2.9 billion. Additionally, every year the amount remitted by overseas Filipinos contributes a … Read more
There is a way to send your Smart Padala remittances without leaving home and with cheaper fees than normal. This is pretty useful especially nowadays when we are all advised not to go out of the house due to the quarantine. The prerequisites are: You need a GCash account. The money you are planning to … Read more
Not all Filipino people have bank accounts. According to BSP, as of 2017 only 77% of all Filipinos remain unbanked. That’s a pretty high number. Cebuana Lhuillier has noticed this and has served this particular niche in a unique way. They provide some other financial services other than the typical pawnshop and pera padala, like … Read more
This post explores how we can best leverage bank cash-in methods on the GCash app. As we go towards Week 4 of the Community Quarantine, I’m getting some comments about creating a tutorial for people with bank accounts. As we all know, it’s currently a bit troublesome to go for over-the-counter cash-in options because of … Read more