The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will grant free rides to commuters who faced system issues during the trial run of the cashless payment system at Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) beginning Monday, Aug. 4. In a statement, the DOTr said it will provide free single journey tickets following...
Malacañang asked the public to give new Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon more time to study several concerns and programs of the country's transport sector. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Palace plead to the public amid few directives Dizon made upon...
Digital bank Maya and telecom giant PLDT Inc. will lead Go Digital Pilipinas’ (GDP) Cashless Expo 2023 to discuss innovation and the digitalization of financial products and services to further expand e-commerce. The companies will be co-presenters in the expo to be held on Nov. 17 to 19 at the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing for the use of cashless transaction in public transport, Secretary Jaime Bautista said. To check the efficiency of the cashless ticketing system, Bautista on Friday, Dec. 2, said he personally tried the use of TRIPKO card, a form of cashless...
HOW TO KEEP SAFE Mallgoers practicing social distancing In a consumer-driven country such as the Philippines, Christmas shopping is quite a chore. This is especially true in the hyperactive and saturated metro. Despite having hundreds of malls in Manila, these shopping centers are filled to the...
Drugstores have become increasingly vital for public health amid the pandemic. As an essential service, they must pivot to continue to supply the growing medical needs of the consumers in a safe manner. To help meet this need during the pandemic, GCash, the country’s leading mobile wallet app,...
A look at Mastercard’s extensive digital payment authentication process Mastercard leverages the new EMV 3-D Secure standards to provide safe and secure digital transactions. When the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced its goal to reach at least 50 percent of payments in the Philippines done...
Merchants of digital financial services provider PayMaya skyrocketed over 1,400 percent year-on-year as more people resorted to cashless payments. Cashless payment volumes which PayMaya processed in retail establishments across the country grew three-fold last month compared with the...
