Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
Remittances are still one of the most used ways of sending money to people here. Especially for OFWs, despite the existence of digital solutions. I understand that not everyone can create their own bank accounts and not everywhere can we get good connectivity. I agree that there is also a sense of concreteness when you … Read more
Cryptocurrency is such a hot topic lately. It seems like the Wild West from where we are sitting. From Tesla investing billions in BTC, De-Fi (Decentralized Finance) reaching billions of US dollars in locked-in value, and NFTs (nonfungible tokens) suddenly becoming a buzzword as millions of US dollars exchange hands buying digital art — it’s … Read more
It used to be hard to get your own QR code if you had your own small business. You needed to email iwantgcashqr@mynt.xyz and wait for your QR code to arrive before you could display it. There was no other way. For most small businesses, the only way to get GCash acceptance was via Send … 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
Request Money is one of the most underused and underrated features of GCash app. I believe it should be used more. It should even be put beside the Send Money button in the main screen — that’s how important I think it is. Currently it is under the “More…” button, and you need to scroll … Read more
KKB (formerly Split Bill) is one of the most unused features of GCash. I’m taking a guess you don’t even notice it in the GCash app. This post aims to change that and hopefully after you read this, you will be empowered to use this in some way. KKB means “Kanyang kanyang bayad” which is … Read more
Let us deep-dive into the different Send Money choices we have for GCash. As we all know, Send Money is the cornerstone of the GCash app. You cannot have a digital wallet without some sort of fund transfer between users. If it boils down to it, we all need to transfer money in one way … Read more
GForest, in simple terms, allows you to plant an actual tree by using GCash features within the app. It is a feature that tracks how much carbon footprint we lessen via the usage of the app. In theory, when we use the app, we also lower our carbon emissions since we don’t need to commute … Read more