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Aside from performing transactions using their smartphones without the need to step out of their houses such as paying bills, sending money and making bank transfers, digital financial services are now urging their users to help support the various relief and response efforts of the Filipino frontliners to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country by contributing part of their funds that will be donated to their charitable and non-profitable organization of their choice. Fortunately, two of the nation's premiere digital financial services providers - Paymaya and Gcash - have respectively launched their own donation drive initiatives with the purpose of raising funds to help support the local frontline workforce and provide assistance to those who are gravely affected by the quarantine.
As of March 30, 2020, Paymaya raised more than Php11.45 million in donations from Filipinos all over the world through its digital payments channels. A day later, Gcash has facilitated over Php18.14 million in donations for the collective fight against the pandemic. Most of these donations were collected via the platform's Scan To Pay service. Continuing to grow rapidly each day, donations from Paymaya's #OneAgainstCOVID19 initiative and the Gcash-led #FightCOVID19 digital donation drive are being forwarded to their partner organizations. Celebrities and online influencers are also able to showcase their talents and skills through the use of technology to encourage more people to help support the nation's ongoing fight against COVID-19 by donating to various funds such as the Bayanihan Musikahan series of live online fundraising concerts featuring the best of OPM.
Digital financial services such as Paymaya and Gcash indeed offer the fastest, easiest and safest way for people to contribute to response and relief efforts of millions of Filipino frontliners against the COVID-19 virus considering that many financial touch points such as banks and payment centers are in limited operations as mandated by the imposed community quarantine and cash handling is discouraged to prevent the virus' spread. The digital donation drives initiated by the two digital financial service companies are becoming a 'one-stop-shop' for those who are looking to support medical personnel, frontliners and disadvantaged communities caught in the crossfires of the battle against the disease with their own extensive network of humanitarian and non-profit partner organizations and various causes supported. Aside from enabling donations through their smartphones, even overseas Filipinos and other card holders can contribute to these efforts via Paymaya and Gcash' end-to-end platforms.
Debit, credit and prepaid cash card holders as well as those having a Paymaya or Gcash account may help support the nation's fight against COVID-19 by going to the Pay Bills tab of the Paymaya and Gcash on their mobile devices. For more information and updates on the donation drives by digital financial service companies, visit Paymaya (#OneAgainstCOVID19) and Gcash (#FightCOVID19) on their social media accounts.
