Have A Merry GCash: Why Life is G this Christmas!

Have A Merry GCash: Why Life is G this Christmas!

by | Dec 14, 2021 | Discounts, Sales, and Giveaways

Everyone surely longs for the warmth that the holiday season brings, especially in a country known to celebrate Christmas as a tight-knit community. Holiday shopping at bazaars and fairs, Christmas carols around the neighborhood, homecoming reunions, pamamasko, and gift-giving may have been reduced to a dose of nostalgia for the past year but this time, GCash shows us that we are headed for brighter days!

This Christmas, GCash, the leading e-wallet platform in the Philippines, is bringing to life these well-loved Filipino Christmas traditions and giving us more reasons to celebrate and be merry. GCash, the undisputed #1 financial app in the country with over 40 million users to date, is inviting everyone to Merry GCash, its biggest and brightest Christmas celebration, with guaranteed daily rewards and a chance to be the first GCash millionaire, digitizing your favorite Filipino Christmas traditions.

Showing that Life Is G during the most awaited season of the year, GCash enables users to share these well-missed holiday experiences with their loved ones, wherever they may be, and delight them with exciting rewards and deals over the holiday season.

Mag-Enjoy sa Christmas GLife Tiangge

GCash invites users to experience a more rewarding thrill of fulfilling wish lists and Christmas shopping. No more going through the dreaded Christmas rush, as GLife merchants will offer exclusive discounts and promos open for all users to enjoy!

Simply click on GLife on the GCash app, select the MerryG category, and shop from featured brands and MSMEs.

Globe at Home

  • Buy Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi LTE advanced modem and get a free TP-link extender
  • Buy Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi LTE Black Pink themed modem and get a free TP-link extender
  • Get 50% off when you purchase a TP-link extender

Auntie Anne’s

Save as much as P115 when you get the Holiday Bundle, which includes a box of pretzels and 1 liter of lemonade for only P550

Food & Drink

Cafe Calypso, CiderBears, Dream Coffee, Mayani, Taste and Tell MNL

Health & Wellness

EYEPRO, VPharma, Other Options Lifestyle

Home

Shibui, Hamlet Kids Room, Magnificent Marketing, Orion

Retail & Fashion

Aug3 Clothing, Baby Cuddle PH, Bibs Manila, FanLife, Milkwear, Skinni

Mamasko When You Send Love, Send Pamasko

The tradition of aguinaldo will continue to live on even if we can’t physically visit our ninongs, ninangs, or inaanaks. With Send Love, Send Pamasko, GCash gives us a convenient and safe way to send love to our loved ones and share blessings with partner charities. Even OFWs who can’t make it home can send their pamasko from anywhere across the globe to anywhere in the country with GCash.

It only takes a few taps to make a difference and make Christmas more meaningful. With Send Pamasko, users can donate in GLife for participating charity partners. Sharing the spirit of goodwill, GCash is partnering with ABS-CBN Foundation, GMA Kapuso Foundation, Save the Children, OFW Family Club, UNICEF, and WWF. To send love to these causes close to your heart, select GLife on the GCash app and click on GCash For Good.

If you are thinking of adding a special Christmas touch to your pamasko for your family and friends, Send Pamasko and Send with a Clip features allow you to use special themes created by partner charities and the GCash Barkada. Simply fill in their GCash number and total amount, add a thoughtful message, select from holiday themes and confirm the transaction to show them how much they mean to you.

Magsaya With A Chance to Win 50 Million Worth of Prizes

Brighten up your holidays with more chances of winning just by using your GCash app. Catch up and connect with your loved ones this holiday season with the Lucky Load promo. For every PHP 50 worth of transactions through Buy Load on your GCash app, you get a Lucky Load ticket. With each ticket, you get to pick 6 out of 30 icons, and when you match at least 3 icons, you get a share of the pot prize of up to PHP 100,000.

GCash brings you traditional Christmas parols that are not only delightful to watch but also rewarding to light up. With Shake it Up, Light it Up, users can collect as many parols as they can through the GCash app and light them up for daily discounts and prizes!

For a minimum spend of Php 100 using GCash, users earn one unlit parol per feature per day, which will appear the next day on their Merry GCash page on the app.

Users can also ramp up their entries when they transact using GCash Padala, GSave, GInvest, GInsure, GLife, and GCredit — serving as multipliers to instantly receive two unlit parols with just one transaction. Simply shake these parols to light them up and reveal their prizes. The first parol will give the user a guaranteed merchant voucher while the other parol entitles the user an entry for a chance to be one of 5,000 winners of the Merry GCash raffle.

Aside from giving away different packages, GCash will give away a Sari-Sari Store Showcase to 3 GCash users. During the Grand Draw on Dec. 21, one lucky winner will be the first GCash millionaire.

While waiting for the raffle draw, GCash users who participate in the Shake it Up, Light it Up will get daily discounts and prizes from partner merchants.

A+ Rewards x Foodpanda

  • 60PHP off with a min spend of 300PHP when you order from Jollibee via Foodpanda
  • FREE DELIVERY with a min spend of 200PHP when you order from Foodpanda
  • 40PHP off with a min spend of 200PHP when you order from Foodpanda

A+ Rewards x SHEIN

  • 15% off when you purchase from SHEIN (no min spend)

A+ Rewards x TeraBox

  • 2-week free trial with TeraBox

A+ Rewards

  • 10PHP off with a min spend of 50PHP when you spend on Alipay+ Store

A+ Rewards x Mobile Legends: Bang Bang In-Game Voucher

  • 30PHP off with a min spend of 200PHP when you make an in-game purchase on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Available for both Google Play Store & App Store)

A+ Rewards x Steam

  • 10PHP off with a min spend of 50PHP when you purchase from Steam

DITO

  • P20 load voucher to buy DITO Regular Load or High-Speed Data Promo, Min. Spend P199

While the ways we celebrate Christmas have changed over the years, especially during the pandemic, we all know that the greatest gift we can give is connecting and sharing joy with our family, friends, loved ones, and our kababayan in need of love. This Christmas, GCash is one with Filipinos in keeping the Christmas spirit alive with all the holiday surprises and promos it has to offer. All set to have a #MerryGCash? Click https://go.gcash.com/merrygcash and experience the many reasons why #GPaRinAngPasko with GCash!

About GCash

GCash (G-Xchange, Inc.) is the #1 Financial App in the Philippines. Through the GCash App, customers can easily purchase prepaid airtime; pay bills at over 600 partner billers nationwide; send and receive money anywhere in the Philippines, even to other bank accounts; purchase from over 2.5M partner merchants and social sellers; and get access to savings, credit, insurance and invest money all at the convenience of their smartphones. GCash is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.) since 2015.

GCash was recognized by The Asian Banker (TAB) in 2021 for its outstanding digital financial inclusion programs impacting more than 46 million Filipinos in the country today.

Own a Citi Credit Card

Own a Citi Credit Card

by | Jan 12, 2019 | Banking, Finance, and Cryptocurrency

Most people would agree that when it comes to credit cards, Citi has to be on the top of their most wanted list.  If they had to choose one credit card to own most, I have found, would say they want a Citi credit card.

Now is a good time to apply for a Citi credit card! Go to https://tinyurl.com/citi-penny and apply for a credit card with Citi Philippines. People with successful applications will immediately receive an e-gift of P5,000 to be used at Uniqlo or no annual fees plus 10% interest back (for successful Simplicity+ Card referrals).

Citi is one of the most highly respected financial institutions in the world and as such, they have the most stringent screening process when accepting applications. After all, they want to make sure that their members actually have the capacity to pay.

* Note:  the information below was lifted directly from the Citi Philippines website.

Eligibility of the card applicant:

  • is at least 21 years old
  • has a minimum income of:
    • P180,000 per year if you have another credit card
    • P250,000 per year if you have no credit card
  • has an active landline or mobile phone number
  • has a valid TIN, SSS, GSIS or UMID number

A deposit account with Citi is not necessary.

Required documents:

  • if you have an existing principal credit card
    • any government issued ID (driver’s license, SSS, UMID, passport, etc.)
  • if you do not have a credit card or your existing credit card is a supplementary card
    • any government issued ID (driver’s license, SSS, UMID, passport, etc.)
    • proof of income (ex. payslip, income tax return (ITR))
    • bank statement of your payroll account showing your one-month salary
    • a signed certificate of employment

Citi has a different kind of credit card to suit your lifestyle:

Interest back cards

Citi SimplicityCiti Simplicity+ Card

This is the card for those who like to keep it simple.

  • no annual fee EVER
  • no late fees
  • no over limit fees
  • pay at least the minimum due on or before the due date and get 10% back on interest charges

If you’ve never owned a credit card before and you can’t decide which one of the many Citi cards there are you want then this is a good starting place.  The Simplicity+ card is tailor-made for newbie credit card holders.

Rebate cards

Citi Cash BackCiti Cash Back Card

This is the card for those who love to save!  Every time you spend you get cash back in the form of rebates that you could use to partially pay for your credit card bill or to make purchases with specific merchants as defined by Citi.

  • get up to 6% rebate on supermarket purchases.
  • get up to 2% rebate on your Meralco bill payments done through Citibank Online or Citi® One Bill®.
  • all your other purchases automatically earn 0.20% rebate.
  • save as much as P12,000 per year.

shell citiShell Citi Card

The perfect card for car owners, especially those that gas up at Shell.

  • Get up to 5% rebate on Shell fuel purchases.
  • Get up to 5% rebate on toll fees (NLEX and SLEX).
  • Get up to 5% rebate on auto repairs, accessories, and services nationwide.
  • Save as much as P10,000 per year.

mercury drug citi cardMercury Drug Citi Card

For those who buy their medicine from Mercury Drug.  This is probably the card I would recommend for people with maintenance medicine, which means they buy medicine often.

  • Get up to 10% rebate on Mercury Drug purchases.
  • Get up to 10% rebate on participating hospital bills.
  • Get 0.25% rebate on all other purchases outside of Mercury Drug and participating hospitals.
  • Enjoy free 24/7 ambulance service worth P10,000.
  • Save as much as P9,600 per year.

Travel cards

Citi PremierMiles Visa CardCiti PremiereMiles Visa Card

Do you love to travel?  Then this is the card for you!

  • Earn 1 never-expiring mile for every P30 spend.
  • Redeem flights and hotel stays instantly through Citi ThankYou Rewards.
  • Enjoy local and international airport lounge access with your PremierMiles.

Rewards cards

Citi Prestige CardCiti Prestige Card

This is the creme de la creme of all the Citi cards.  This card is also good for those who love to travel.

  • Unlimited 4th night free at any hotel booked through the concierge.*
  • Complimentary Priority PassTM Membership for primary cardmembers with unlimited access to over 1,000 VIP airport lounges worldwide.
  • Complimentary Airport Meet and Assist services and one-way luxury airport transfers for primary cardmembers at select airports, twice (2x) per the calendar year.
  • 5x ThankYou points on local dining, shopping, and all foreign currency spend.

This card has special features that the other Citi cards do not have:

  • desirable rewards
    • Every P30 spend earns you 1 ThankYou Point.
    • Earn 5x points on shopping, dining and foreign currency spend here or when you travel abroad.
    • Earn relationship bonus points on your card anniversary.
  • inspiring travel
    • Enjoy an unlimited 4th night free stays at any hotel booked through the concierge.*
    • Complimentary Priority PassTM Membership for principal cardmembers with unlimited access to over 1,000 VIP airport lounges worldwide, with four (4) guest passes per membership year.**
    • Complimentary Airport Meet and Assist services and one-way airport luxury transfers for principal cardmembers at select airports, twice (2x) per the calendar year.
  • exclusive access and elite servicing
    • Enjoy three (3) complimentary rounds of golf each calendar year at participating golf courses.
    • Access to a dedicated hotline and Global Concierge Service with in-country experts ready to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Citi rewards cardCiti Rewards Card

The must-have card for those who love rewards.  This is the perfect travel card for people who prefer to fly via Cebu Pacific.

  • Earn 1 point for every Php 30 spend.
  • Get 3X points when you shop, dine or book Cebu Pacific tickets.
  • Use your points to redeem free flights, hotel stays, or merchandise.
  • Use your points to pay for purchases at partner merchants.

How long does approval take?

Approval usually takes 5 to 7 days but online applications are often faster.

Apply for a Citi credit card now!

Go to https://tinyurl.com/citi-penny and apply for a credit card with Citi Philippines. Do it NOW to enjoy the P5,000 e-gift.  This is a limited time offer so the soonest you apply the better. 🙂

What’s the latest with Grab?

What’s the latest with Grab?

by | Mar 2, 2017 | Discounts, Sales, and Giveaways

To stay on top of their game Grab has come up with some innovations to their services that patrons are sure to appreciate and enjoy.

Various payment options

philippine currencyIn the past the only way to pay for Grab rides was via cash or credit card.  Late 2016 they renamed their payment feature into GRABPAY and provided more payment options, such as:

  • cash
  • credit card
  • debit card
  • top-up credits

Top-up credits means you can reload your Grab account through online banking or via ATM.

Maybe someday they will also accept payments from GCash and Smartmoney 🙂

Live phone support

phone supportWhenever we have problems with our ridesharing app or service don’t we wish we could call someone?  Sure email works but response takes too long!

Thankfully Grab now has Phone support.  This means that we can call them if we have any issues we want addressed immediately instead of having to wait for an email.  Hooray!  Good work, Grab!

Grab rewards

Grab All RewardsLoyalty cards are now all the rage and Grab has introduced its own in-app version. Grab gives their riders more reasons to keep using Grab.

The more trips you take the more points you make!  Grab now rewards it’s riders with free trips when you reach a certain number of points.

Not only that but, in addition, Grab riders also get discounts and freebies from their partners such as:

  • Agoda
  • Althea
  • Flexiroam
  • Fraser Place
  • KFC
  • Mister Donut
  • Mrs. Fields’s
  • Tokyo Tokyo
  • Travelbook
  • Zalora

Personally, I am quite likely to use the food rewards first. 😀

Grab My RewardsYou can also check out how man points you’ve already made and how many points you need to reach a specific level.  The levels they offer are SILVER, GOLD, AND PLATINUM.

Points are earned with every transaction you make with whatever Grab service you use.

For example, I booked Grabshare from my house to work and after the trip ended I received an alert that I now have an additional 38 rewards points.  It’s that easy!

At the left are my rewards points.  As you can see I still have a long way to go.  To avail of even the P50 discount I need 600 points.

Grab offers its patrons an experience beyond the ride.  Grab offers a lifestyle.  Use my code to join Grab now: https://invite.grab.co/BFCC24

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