PH E-wallet Maya to start charging P5 for cash-ins of linked bank accounts on Feb. 26.
"Meanwhile, BPI recently announced that they will charge a Php10 fee for e-wallet reloading to GCash starting March 1, 2024. This rule will only apply to GCash, which means that this method can be an alternative to Maya users who want to transfer funds from their BPI for free."
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:
Sideloading (which many brands and models have enabled by default, and no way to turn-off (like the Oppo model I have).
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”.
#gcash with the latest update apparently does not allow rooted or custom OS devices (probably after their recent downtime debacle) which is all my phones for privacy, security and less bloat. So how the hell do I access the app without a web login or bluestacks (assuming it still works there).
I theoretically lost money until I buy another phone just so I can use the app considering it has so many trackers and unnecessary permissions. 😡
The #BangkoSentral's coin deposit machines are possibly the cheapest (zero fees!) way for @pinoy|s to top-up (cash-in) their #gcash or #maya#ewallet
With certain channels, there's a 2% convenience fee beyond a certain threshold amount, while doing it via the machine will get you the full value of your coin hoard 💰