MANILA, Philippines—By now, you’d think that there are already many ways of buying stuff online and having them delivered from the US to the Philippines, aside from the usual “tito-tita-pasabay-sa-balikbayan-box” method. It’s the age of globalization and the Internet after all, right? Turns out we have a few choices, and they’re not cheap. There’s your traditional Post Office, and then the hassle of contacting or going directly to a cargo shipping company. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you can do all these in the palm of your hands?
The question is, “How?”
For one, Globe Telecom has a mobile-powered payment technology called the GCash American Express® Virtual Pay and it is considered the first of its kind in the Philippines.
Launched in October 2012, GCash American Express® Virtual Pay is a virtual prepaid card linked to the GCash wallet. It functions like a credit card, except that GCash users have control over the amount they want to fund it with. It can be used for shopping in online stores, and also in the App Store and Google Play Store, as well as other stores that accepts American Express.
What’s more is, since November 2014, GCash American Express® Virtual Pay gives you the option to transfer your prepaid airtime load to GCash via “Prepaid load to GCash” or charge your transactions to your postpaid bill via “Postpaid Charging.” In addition, GCash American Express® Virtual Pay subscription is free until Dec. 31, 2015!
For your online purchases, GCash American Express® Virtual Pay also comes with a freight forwarding partner, MyShoppingBox, that delivers your items straight to your doorstep. The annual subscription fee of $25.00 is waived for all GCash American Express® Virtual Pay users (https://www.my-shoppingbox.com).
How it works
Here are three simple steps on how you can enjoy the hassle-free online shopping made possible by GCash American Express® Virtual Pay:
1. Download and install the GCash Mobile app in your mobile phone
2. Register to GCash
3. Register to GCash American Express® Virtual Pay using your GCash account
*For purchases more than Php 5,000.00 you will have to undergo the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) process, as required by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Visit https://www.globe.com.ph/help/gcash/amex/application-and-subscription for more information.
Once registered, you may start using GCash American Express® Virtual Pay for your online purchases and have the items delivered straight to your doorstep.
Security
Every time you accomplish a transaction using GCash American Express® Virtual Pay, you will be sent an SMS containing the amount you successfully paid, the date and time of your payment, the reference number for your transaction as well as the remaining balance in your GCash.
The SMS alert is one way to determine if a third party gained access to your GCash American Express® Virtual Pay account.
But like any other card, the GCash American Express® Virtual Pay account comes with a security code or CVV code which the owner may change anytime. Therefore it is secure as long as you do not share your pass code with anyone else.
To find out more about GCash American Express® Virtual Pay, visit https://mygcash.globe.com.ph/gcashamex.
GCash American Express® Virtual Pay is made possible by a partnership between Globe and American Express.
When shopping online, look for the American Express logo. American Express is a trademark of American Express and this Card is issued by G-Xchange, Inc., pursuant to a license from American Express. Advt