Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
Some practical how-tos and tutorials
Let us deep dive into the many ways you can reset your MPIN in GCash. This is one of the most frequently asked questions in GCash Facebook groups. Admittedly, for many non-tech-savvy users, this can be quite tricky. As the MPIN is effectively the password of your GCash account, we should not share this with … Read more
Lately, groceries and supermarkets have been put in the spotlight, as everyone needs to do grocery runs during the quarantine. It is good to know that we can also use the cashless route when paying for groceries, even though the lines can be long because of the social distancing scheme. For GCash, there are essentially … Read more
Steam is such a popular platform for gaming and is popular for Summer and Christmas sales. Now that it’s quarantine season, a lot of gamers are understandably into their PCs and consoles more. And to capitalize on the topic of anything GCash, I went on to research on how to buy Steam games using this … 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
As modern games expand and spread, we can see lots of microtransactions getting mainstream. However, since these games are all under different companies and different platforms, as a result, there are also as many currencies (i.e., tokens, diamonds, coins, etc.) as there are games, maybe more. Payments through providers like Codashop are one of the … Read more
This post explains the different ways you can pay in Grab, foodpanda, and Lalamove using GCash. Currently, since we are in quarantine, one of the most sought-after resources is food, and as such, we can see a lot of people using delivery services in buying and ordering food. The other day, I was walking to … Read more
With the pandemic, a lot of people (especially kids) would also have quite a number of free time on their hands. Personally, since I don’t have a console, and my PC has seen better days, I’ve been looking into mobile games. I wondered if there were ways you can do in-game microtransactions using GCash. Since … Read more
This post explains how to pay in Grab and Lalamove using GCash easily. Oftentimes we think that our delivery/logistics services can only support plain old cash for payments to drivers. But some providers like Lalamove and Grab, have now accepted a lot of payment methods, we can also use our GCash Mastercards and AMEX Virtual … Read more
As we increasingly do our transactions online, it has become obvious that a credit/debit card is becoming more of a necessity especially since there are a lot of online shops now out there. Unfortunately, not everyone has a credit card. And that is especially so for a majority of Filipinos. We could use our own … Read more