Starting 1st March, the #Philippines' BPI is going to charge you 10 bucks for transferring shells to your @pinoy #Gcash #ewallet
source: https://www.bpi.com.ph/about-bpi/news/advisory-gcash-loading-fee
@gowin LOL.
They're charging to #GCash, but not #Maya?
Is this a sign that the Ayala Group silently sold off their shares with G-Xchange, Inc.?
Or, the conglomerate is starting to feel an impact because GCash decided to block phones with enabled:
1. Sideloading (which many brands and models have enabled by default, and no way to turn-off (like the Oppo model I have).
2. Dev options
They actually added another st*pidity, citing “security” again:
* You can only use GCash on the device where the correct SIM card is loaded. /facepalm
Solution: Charge transfers from BPI to GCash so their first quarterly report will look pretty in the eyes of their non-techie board members and investors. To cover the decline in usage; and their silly “blame the users for security issues, not our system”.
ROFL.
GXI is now a mere subsidiary of the Mynt brand (aka Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc), which seems to be the holding company for #fintech by Ayala Corp.?
Isn't Gcash still the preferred #ewallet for most people/merchants in the #philippines ?
I don't know, since I don't have one, and have always used BPI to pay/transfer to Gcash #ewallets
The #QRPH improved cross-wallet accessibility, but it's still annoying to encounter merchants not familiar with it.