A Bitcoin Explainer and How to Buy Bitcoins Using GCash

You might have heard of Bitcoin and have a Coins.ph account. But what is it really? Can we actually use Bitcoin to buy anything? Why is the price so volatile? In this article let me try to simplify things and explain Bitcoin and how to convert your funds in GCash into Bitcoin and vice versa. … Read more

How to Cash-in from your Bank Account (and Unlock Higher Wallet Limits)

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 the different schedules for each location. So for many people, there is no choice but … Read more

A Quick Review of the UnionBank app and Cashing in with GCash

This post explains how to open a UnionBank account and link to your GCash as a cash-in channel with no fees. The UnionBank app is currently the most progressive banking app in my opinion. Compared with other banking apps, in terms of user-friendliness and a number of features, no one beats this. This is also … Read more

Simple and Accessible GCash Bank Transfers

GCash Bank Transfer

Bank transfer is one of the most used features of GCash. This has become a feature that is almost a requirement for all fintech apps nowadays. From Maya to Coins.ph, to ShopeePay, to LazadaPay, all have a way to transfer funds between them. A side effect of this is the fact that it has also … Read more

An In-depth Explainer for Cash-in and Cash out

Cashing in and out is definitely an important feature of any digital wallet – no matter what, you would need to convert to and from physical money. A lot of the things mentioned here can be seen from the GCash Support site, but I’ve summarized and added some more things in this post to be … Read more