PayMaya is Gone.... Meet MAYA

When I head the news that the iconic PayMaya bird would be gone, I admit... I was a little sad when I heard that. It's very iconic, but as they say in the industry... change is inevitable.

Gone are the days of digital wallets being just a wallet to send and receive money... or pay bills. These days, people need an all in one place to do ALL their transactions. To change the way you do things, this is where MAYA comes in.

MAYA is cooler, sleeker, and a whole lot different from its predecessor. The tagline that stuck to me was "It's everything, and a bank!" which you can download off the App Store and Google Play. The difference now is that aside from sending and receiving money, paying bills, is that you can purchase crypto currency for as low as Php 1. 

There's also MAYA Savings wherein you can deposit money and get up to 6% introductory interest til August 31st this year. I already some of my funds transferred because of it and you don't have to spend fees in transferring from your wallet to the savings account. The third section in the app is Maya Credit where you can borrow money as much as Php 15,000. You can use this for paying your bills, essentials in your supermarket, buy load or another smartphone. If you want to buy Crypto, just click on they Maya Crypto option on the wallet section and just agree on the prompts indicated there. You need upgraded status to access Maya Bank and Maya Crypto so make sure to have yourself verified through that. You won't see the word PayMaya but the Maya Wallet can do everything that it did in the past.

My first purchase of Crypto from them was Ethereum, it was just a normal transaction and I immediately got the notification that the purchase was successful. If it was this easy and I didn't have to file any paper or form, I'm sure everyone would find it that easy too.

If you haven't seen the changes yet on your app, go download the update now and hurry, take advantage of that 6% interest rate because it's super high for bank standards. They're one of the few who got permission from BSP to be a digital bank. It would be foolish if you didn't do that. Oh and may I say, they've got 3 Million Pesos worth of bitcoin up for grabs if you follow their promos. I can't tell you everything because you'll be battling with me for that, haha!

You've got to beat me to it!

PayMaya Launches #PayMayAguinaldo this Season!

PayMaya just announced their very own aguinaldo this Christmas season as they launch their biggest giveaway and promos. They dub it as "PayMayaguinaldo" and will reward you with lots of things including 1 Million pesos and weekly prizes of 285,000 pesos which is unprecedented in the e-wallet industry in the country. In a nutshell, you have to use the services like QR so you can win prizes via their raffle. They also encourage you to pay in restuarants, establishments via PayMaya because the more you use it, the more entries you get.

 Mark Dee of PayMaya's Growth division says "We have come to learn that Filipinos capacity to give is endless and we are evolving the way we are doing things are changing. Celebrating Christmas this year is going to be different, some traditions will have a new normal twist. Ninongs and Ninangs out there, we can't escape our inaanaks as there is now PayMaya. To pay bills, buy load, PayMayaguinaldo will get you 1 million of prizes. You can get Balik Bayad now when you scan to pay, but you will also get 1 raffle entry per transaction in the PayMayaguinaldo Christmas Store on the PayMaya App. You will get these deals only during the Christmas season. We have raised 30 million for COVID and Typhoon relief to over 40 organizations. We are also donating 1 Million for Gawad Kalinga and if you Scan To Pay with PayMaya, you will also benefit the same orgnanization this year. Weekly prizes of over 285,000 will be given away, so if you still don't have a PayMaya this is a good day to have one."

Raymond Villanueva of PayMaya QR Ecosystems says "There is a lot of things happening today. For starters, we can't all go to the mall because of COVID, and we support Ingat Angat Tayong Lahat and using cashless transactions, you are not only making yourself safe, but also helping the economy recover. We want your experience #BetterQR by giving you more rewarding promos. If you #ScanToPay in SM, you can win one of 100 motorcycles they are giving away. Megaworld on the other hand will get you 200 cashback in every 2000 accumulated purchase via PayMaya QR. Rockwell Powerplant and Santolan Town Plaza will aslo have exclusive perks and promos aside from the Balik Bayad Promo. We still have a lot in store for you this Christmas."


Christmas will still be happening in the country. During the beginning of the year, they were already promising they will be giving more rewards and this is their culminating event where they feel everybody wins. COVID-19 is still here, and contactless payments will help make us all safe from the virus.Now for KathNiel plans, I asked if they will be part of their campaigns this season, they told me a huge YES and it will come in the right time as part of their efforts in promoting cashless payments. I'm so happy I've got PayMaya, you should have one too. It's very convenient, very safe and it can win you so much more plus the cashback.

PayMaya Says: Bank Transfer Through InstaPay Stays FREE til October 31st

This is good news for those who were caught off guard with pronouncements by digital wallet providers suddenly charging for Bank transfers and transactions. 

PayMaya is continuing to make sending money from PayMaya accounts to other banks and E-Wallets through InstaPay FREE until October 31st, 2020. They will also be waiving off fees for PayMaya to PayMaya transfers, all free of charge. 

They also want customers to check with their individual banks for any transaction fees as they might charge you upon adding money to their PayMaya account. You can also choose to link your BPI accounts to do it for FREE or do it over the counter with BDO or Ministop branches. There are also Pera Hub branches nationwide that can do it for you instead. This comes as a statement from PayMaya released October 1st.

I really take this as good news. Plan your transactions accordingly so you don't spend too much on fees. Times are rough, and the last thing we want to do is to spend more with these fees. It's where I pay my bills too, these are no chump change to be okay about. I hope everyone else follow suit.