Kingpin Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 There used to be - Grab, Lazada, Shopee, or even a direct payment to the company - but they all stopped working. It seems like all that's left is GCash, but I prefer to use my debit card to make wallet/bill payments, and I can't find a way to send funds to Gcash from my debit card. Is there anything I'm missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftbeerlover Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Kingpin said: There used to be - Grab, Lazada, Shopee, or even a direct payment to the company - but they all stopped working. It seems like all that's left is GCash, but I prefer to use my debit card to make wallet/bill payments, and I can't find a way to send funds to Gcash from my debit card. Is there anything I'm missing? All I have used is Gcash which has been easy to send money to, via wise or western union. No fee sending to gcash via western union (the exchange rate is not as good, but you still come out a little ahead compared to wise, wise is normally a little faster) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 I pay using my bank's online banking service - BPI. It covers 2/3rds of my bills and I just pay the other 2 (electric and water) in SM when I'm in shopping. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 1 hour ago, hk blues said: I pay using my bank's online banking service - BPI. It covers 2/3rds of my bills and I just pay the other 2 (electric and water) in SM when I'm in shopping. I use BPI and for the ones not in BPI I use Maya. Maya seems to have everything. I transfer money from BPI to Maya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Kingpin said: I can't find a way to send funds to Gcash from my debit card. Foreign debit card? I use Maya for some bills and fund it online from my BPI peso account. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingpin Posted November 21, 2023 Author Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, craftbeerlover said: Gcash which has been easy to send money to, via wise or western union. The problem with GCash is it can take a day or days for bank transfers to reach it, somehow they've programmed a digital system that closes on the weekend. The Grab/Lazada/Shopee options were great, immediate transfer from debit card, immediate bill payment. I can only guess the pressure from Gcash and Maya forced them all to shut down. Edited November 22, 2023 by Kingpin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, Kingpin said: The problem with GCash is it can take a day or days for bank transfers to reach it, somehow they've programmed a digital system that closes on the weekend. What local bank are you using? When I load my gcash account from the BPI app or website the pesos arrive immediately (even on weekends). Only occasionally has there been a glitch and that’s usually when gcash is down for one reason or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Mike J Posted November 21, 2023 Forum Support Posted November 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, Kingpin said: The Grab/Lazada/Shopee options were great, immediate transfer from debit card, immediate bill payment. I can only guess the pressure from Gcash and Maya forced them all to shut down. The Lazada app on my cell phone still shows being able to pay a wide range of utility bills. Have they turned off that feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Gator said: What local bank are you using? When I load my gcash account from the BPI app or website the pesos arrive immediately (even on weekends). Only occasionally has there been a glitch and that’s usually when gcash is down for one reason or the other. Same with Maya and BPI. I usually do it on my phone as it is easier. I open the Maya app to check my balance, then open BPI app to do the transfer. Maya gets it within seconds and I make the payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingpin Posted November 21, 2023 Author Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Gator said: What local bank are you using? HSBC 43 minutes ago, Mike J said: The Lazada app on my cell phone still shows being able to pay a wide range of utility bills. Have they turned off that feature? It still shows on all the apps, and you can go through the steps, but the last step to pay fails...at least for the bills I'm trying to pay. 38 minutes ago, OnMyWay said: Same with Maya and BPI. I usually do it on my phone as it is easier. I open the Maya app to check my balance, then open BPI app to do the transfer. Maya gets it within seconds and I make the payment. BPI RCBC and UnionBank can also make direct payments to the VECO electric company too, but only those three. Grab and Lazada can get immediate Wallet transfers from HSBC, but then no bill payment anymore. Edited November 21, 2023 by Kingpin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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