Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
This post explains the different ways you can convert foreign currencies and send them to your GCash account. Filipinos are known for having connections in other countries — as immigrants, as overseas workers, and as tourists. And understandably, a lot of Filipinos remit money back home to their families. Additionally, through the rise of e-commerce … Read more
Basketball undoubtedly meshes with Filipino culture as we can see with our PBA. The NBA is no stranger to this, we’ve had stars visit us before — Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, James Harden, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and others. And we also currently have players that see high-level play as imports in Japan. … Read more
A side-effect of the pandemic was the shift to online and cashless payments. Secondary to this is the boom of the gig economy as well as the proliferation of online shops. As such, Filipino freelancers and entrepreneurs have started to see the value of using Paypal and Payoneer to collect payments, especially for overseas transactions. … Read more
As quarantine has become the norm all over the world, doing recreational activities like cooking or baking, playing Nintendo Switch, or watching Netflix at home has become the activity of choice for most people. Coincidentally, GCash minimum active user numbers have also skyrocketed during this quarantine. This is due to the fact that it is … 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
Paypal is a boon, especially for online sellers. You can receive any amount in any currency without opening a bank account for that currency in that country. Another advantage of Paypal is that you can link your bank account directly from Paypal. There are no account numbers or anything to remember, you can just send … Read more