Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
GInsure offers affordable insurance products within GCash and makes insurance accessible to all of its users. GCash now has a built-in insurance marketplace, the first of its kind in the Philippines. In its pursuit of being an all-around lifestyle app, just like Alipay, they’ve also delved into selling insurance products. This is quite timely since … Read more
Online selling and e-commerce have been experiencing a boon because of our unique circumstances lately. Each monthly sale from Shopee and Lazada has generated new ceilings in terms of e-money usage and also in the numbers of sellers and buyers who transact online. Lazada, being also part-owned by Alipay, has many advantages compared with Shopee … Read more
Bux is a payment gateway catering to all kinds of online merchants. Similar to Paymongo, they make payments easier especially for starting merchants and for side hustlers. How does Bux work? Payment gateways like Bux work around payment links. You can share this payment link with the buyer, this link opens a page that handles … Read more
Online selling and buying have been really lucrative lately because of the number of people working and staying at home. We can see monthly sales left and right in the two biggest online marketplaces — Lazada and Shopee. But with these going on, there are also those who want to maximize their purchases by looking … 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
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
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
As I write this while working from home due to the community quarantine, I cannot help but think of the many virtual things we’ve tried while in our homes. Streaming sites are a must to pass the time. Good thing too, since many of these don’t really cost too much, compared with a movie ticket … Read more