Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
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
Learn how to buy stocks in COLFinancial using GCash, and learn about basic stock investing while doing so. Stock Trading and Mutual Funds are some of the investments the typical Filipino has no deep knowledge of. Usually when we talk about assets, typically what people think about are the tangible ones like jewelry, cash, and … Read more
E-commerce has been on an upswing for a while now, even before the quarantine. Now, it’s as strong as ever due to enterprising Filipinos who are leveraging the cheaper fees of delivery services like Grab/Lalamove. Coupled with increased usage of digital wallets like GCash, there is no other way but up for e-commerce and for … Read more
Robinsons malls and supermarkets are one of the biggest, respectively in the Philippines. Robinsons own a lot of different brands and with their partnership with GCash, make them one of the largest partners. Some brands that are under the Robinson’s Retail Holdings, Inc (RRHI) include: Robinsons Department Store Robinsons Supermarket Handyman True Value Ministop True … Read more
Facebook is probably one of the biggest ad platforms in the world. If you need eyes from your prospective clients, there is no other social media platform that has more members. The Philippines is indeed the social media capital of the world, and Filipinos purportedly spend an average of 4 hours in social media, and … Read more
Puregold, the go-to supermarket of every Filipino, always provides the lowest priced items commonly used in households. They are the best place to buy retail goods for a sari-sari store business, for any kind of small business, or for the daily needs of a family. What we don’t know about Puregold is its commitment to … Read more
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