Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
This post explains how to register to the NBI clearance site, and apply and pay for a clearance online using GCash. The NBI Clearance is one of the oft-repeated requirements we need for many official applications in the Philippines. We use it for practically a majority of purposes — from looking for employment to starting … Read more
GCash Jr is a child-friendly version of GCash and is catered for minors. GCash was originally meant to serve the underserved, and mainly this included adults as they are the ones that need its services the most. However, we should also not forget the youth as they also need a gateway app to access fintech. … Read more
GCash has certainly utilized different ways to leverage technology to make payments and money movements easier for everyone. Setting up your own partner outlet is one of these. Now you don’t even need to go outside to set up your new account. You just need your GCash app to start. This definitely lowers the bar … Read more
Insurance is really something that’s overlooked these days. Usually, for the layperson, they don’t really see the usefulness of insurance unless they’ve met the insurable event (like a death in the family or critical illnesses, etc). I’ve talked before about how GInsure makes insurance easy as everything you need is already in the GCash app. … Read more
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 wife was able to get her maternity benefit in a week by applying for … Read more
This post explains how you can use the Manila Water app to check your bills and pay using GCash. Paying your Manila Water Bill is already easy as you can pay from within the GCash app using Pay Bills. But an alternative method of payment is via the Manila Water App. Why do I need … Read more
One of the troubles of investing is finding a vehicle that has an acceptable return but is not risky. The rule is there would be safe investments but with meager returns. Conversely, there are risky investments with sky-high returns. An example of a really safe investment is deposit products. CIMB and ING were digital banks … 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
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
It has really been a pretty rough two weeks now for the COVID-19 quarantine. But for our frontliners and daily wage earners, it has been an eternity. As the government tries its best to address the pandemic, we can also do our part to contribute. Since we have fintech channels like GCash, we can more … Read more