DOTr, QC gov’t tap PayMaya for cashless transactions

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has tapped digital financial services provider PayMaya Philippines to provide cashless payment options to drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) as quarantine restrictions begin to ease in some parts of the country.

PayMaya is offering various taxi and transport operators and their drivers QR scan-to-pay capabilities via its mobile app, which will also give them access to a digital financial account that they can use for everyday transactions such as bills payments, airtime load reloading, and sending money to friends and family.

As transportation services resume in areas under general community quarantine,  the land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board recently issued guidelines mandating taxis and transport network vehicles services to adopt cashless payments such as PayMaya as a measure to help curb the further spread of COVID-19.

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Soon, drivers and transport operators may also receive contactless payments through credit, debit, and prepaid cards via tap-to-pay technology through the other digital payment solutions of PayMaya.

Operators may also utilize PayMaya’s PayOut disbursement solution to easily distribute salaries and other incentives through their drivers’ PayMaya accounts.

The Quezon City local government has also tapped PayMaya in disbursing financial aid under its Kalingan QC program.

The City previously tapped PayMaya for the disbursement of allowances for its student scholars. It was among the first LGUs to utilize digital payments via PayMaya for more efficient delivery of government services.

Senior citizens, persons with disability, and solo parents can register through the Kalingang QC online payout site (http://qceservices.quezoncity.gov.ph/) and just choose PayMaya as payment method option. They just need to input their mobile number linked to their PayMaya accounts. Creating a PayMaya account is also easy as they can just download the app to register to be able to access a wide array of digital financial services.

Encashing funds will also be more convenient with PayMaya as the beneficiaries can simply go to any one of the over 30,000 Smart Padala agents near them. They can also use the funds they have received to buy groceries online, purchase airtime load and data packages, send money to their relatives anywhere in the country, transfer to any of the more than 40 InstaPay bank partners or withdraw from any Bancnet ATM using a PayMaya physical card.