From left: Mabalacat
City treasurer Marlene Mendoza, city
administrator Franco Alejo Madlangbayan, Hon. Mayor Crisostomo Garbo with GCash
vice president and head of enterprise and public sector Jose Luis Reyes and assistant
vice president and group head for public sector Cathlyn Dolor Pavia
In line with its vision of “Finance for
All”, GCash, the country’s leading e-wallet, has signed a memorandum of
agreement with the local government Mabalacat City, Pampanga to deliver digital
solutions and financial inclusion to the employees and constituents of the city
as well as educate them on the features
and benefits of using GCash’s digital financial services.
Under the agreement, citizens of
Mabalacat will now be able to pay their business and real property taxes
through the Pay Bills feature inside the GCash app. Public market vendors can
also easily accept payment from their customers using the GCash QR payment
option, with 98 vendors already onboarded for GCash QR payment acceptance.
GCash also aims to give locals an
opportunity to earn extra income by becoming partners under GCash Pera Outlet
(PO), which is a feature on the GCash app that enables micro-entrepreneurs to
offer their communities access to various GCash services such as Cash-in,
Cash-out, Pay Bills, and Send Money. By being a GCash PO partner, enterprising
Filipinos like sari-sari store owners, have the opportunity to earn as much as
P10,000 a month through fees charged on transactions. They can also have an
increased wallet size of up to P500,000 and free Cash-in via GCash agents.
In pursuit of its mission to make
Filipinos' lives better everyday, GCash also promoted the Paleng-QR Ph
initiative in Mabalacat, launching digital financial services for public
markets vendors and tricycle drivers to allow them to easily transact with
their customers using the GCash. The locals will also have a safer and quicker
way to receive their financial assistance and subsidy from the City Government
with the help of GCash.
To further promote digital payment
adoption, GCash will also hold financial literacy (FinLit) programs to local
government employees, market vendors, and heads of Tricycle Operators and
Drivers’ Associations (TODA). With this, GCash aims to educate consumers on how
they can use and maximize the GCash app, including access to financial services
such as GCredit, GLoans, GInsure, and more. GCash will also educate Mabalaquenians
on how to better secure their accounts and avoid being scammed.
“We aim to leverage GCash’s technology
and broad reach to provide our constituents safe, easy, and efficient payment
options,” Mabalacat City Administrator Franco Madlangbayan said.
Through more strategic partnerships with
LGUs and communities, GCash continues to expand its contribution in helping the
Philippines achieve financial inclusion – allowing Filipinos to have easy
access to secure and impactful digital financial solutions and empowering
communities to be digital-ready across the nation.
Filipinos can download the GCash app for
free on Google Play and the App store. For more information, visit
www.gcash.com.ph
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