Mobile wallet GCash yesterday said it has deployed cashless QR payment in over 280 public markets and local transportation in Tagbilaran City.
In a statement, GCash said it has partnered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of the Interior and Local Government and the city government of Tagbilaran for the rollout of the Paleng-QR Ph program in the Bohol capital.
“Under this partnership, our merchants at the Dao Public Market and the rest of the micro, small, and medium enterprises in Tagbilaran City are enjoined to display their GCash QR code at their stores with the statement ‘We accept GCash here’. This way, we are empowering our small vendors to adopt cashless transactions in our efforts to boost digitalization in how they do business,” Martha Sazon, GCash chief executive officer, said during the launch of the Paleng-QR Ph in the city on January 10.
With the program’s entry to Bohol, Sazon said the company has so far onboarded a total of five public markets and 133 market vendors in Dao, and 155 tricycle operators and drivers (TODA) to allow payment through GCash.
Currently, there are about 138 active GCash Pera outlets where GCash users can cash in and cash out.
GCash QR codes deployed as of January 10, 2023, are all operational and widely used by locals and tourists. GCash to GCash transactions continue to remain free of charge ensuring convenience to its patrons. – Myla Iglesias
