Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) tonight launches several new products including a BPI My e-Prepaid Card and a group buying site DealMania.ph dedicated to cardholders, a first for a Philippine bank.
BPI’s My e-Prepaid Card is basically a prepaid/reloadable credit card. It works for online purchases so you only spend for amount that’s already loaded on the card, nothing more. This is ideal for folks that son’t have any credit card yet since it’s 100% approval for all applicants. You can go apply on here for free at bpicards.com.
The other one is basically a group-buying site, DealMania.ph.
The deal site is basically exclusive to all BPI card holders (I heard its in the 500k range so that’s still a lot of subs). It’s powered by one of the bigger and more popular deal sites, Buyanihan.
Check out the deals there if your a BPI cardholder.
Disclosure: Was contacted by BPI’s PR agency earlier to try out the e-Prepaid card. It was pre-loaded with some amount and I am thinking of a way to do a raffle and buy the lucky winner any gadget (within budget of course) he or she likes online.
I went to bpi last nOv 9 and they are not yet aware of it
Im from BPI. It’s fairly new to me. A lot of clients are already asking about it.
I wonder where you guys learned about this.
The link is suspicious. After I went out of the site, a link showed up saying that I won a prize. Besides, even the employees of BPI like jego207 don’t know this.
Scratch my comment above. I confirmed the BPI ePrepaid card via their site.
Fail! Not accepting BPI number… Wrong procedure…
Can this be used in Android Market?
just signed up for this new offering of bpi through bpi’s site. I have a ps bank prepaid mastercard and i don’t have an account with ps bank so it’s hassle to reload the card. good thing bpi launched their own. let’s see how long will it take to get the card.
Twitter: heiijeil
says:
I signed up last week or so, still no word from BPI about my application. I did get a promotional email from them about it, so I’m sure they got my details. I just wish they’d update me on the progress of my application.
RECEIVED EMAIL:
We officially launched last Monday and we are happy to inform you that your
card is available for pick-up on November 25, 2011 at your nominated
branch.. Please present at least one (1) valid ID (e.g. driver’s license,
credit card, PRC ID and other government issued IDs) upon claiming. My
ePrepaid MasterCard is valid for 2 years, as such a five hundred pesos (P
500.00) Card Processing Fee must be paid upon claiming of the card. For
your convenience, initial loading of the card can also be done at the
branch. Together with the card, you will get 2 Free Milk Tea coupons which
can be claimed at either Serenitiea, Chatime or Happy Lemon.
WHAT???? 500 pesos for the card? NO WAY!!!!
Twitter: iamjesse22
says:
How much should be the preloaded amount?
Nakuha ko na yung card ko ngayon lang dito sa Tayuman Branch. Para po sa naguguluhan Wala pong bayad ang pagkuha sa card as in 0.00 wala ako nilabas na pera.
I think sir Ramil just got away with it, since it’s new, mga staff ng different branches naguguluhan din.
I paid PHP500 and I’m a BPI account holder, but lets see kung mag reflect sya tomorrow as load, since sa ATM pinasok ang bayad ko nung taga bangko
Sa mga nag aabang ng card, call your nominated branches morning and afternoon, sabi sa akin nung branch ko tatawagan daw nila ako pagdating, pero 4 days na pala nandun yun card ko, hindi sila tumatawag, kasi daw online ako nag apply- hanep sa excuse
Thanks for the info Ramil Trinidad. Give us feedback kapag nagamit mo na yung card.
Twitter: markerwins
says:
Hello, ilang days mo nakuha yung card from your application? Still no word from BPI, 2 weeks nako nag-iintay. Thanks!
Ako din, almost 2 weeks na naghihintay ng comfirmation ng BPI. Ang bagal talaga ng BPI.
It costs P500 for the card. Waived siguro kung client ka ng BPI, pero for me not worth it ang P500. Siguro if client ka na ng BPI. And it expires every 2 years. Ngek.
Twitter: markerwins
says:
Oh, so pag depositor ka waived na yung 500?
may nakagamit an ba nito? does it work? can you purchase from ebay using this card?
Linked and Worked with my paypal
Hello allen, how can you link this with paypal?
Have anyone here have used this card na?
Please reply hehe xD
Out of curiousity, I called my local bpi branch around 4pm kanina to check if my bpi my eprepaid card arrived, hanggang ngayon wala pa ring ideya yung empleyado nila tungkol sa card. Anyway, my card arrived and ready to be claimed. I was required to present 2 government issued id. Balak ko siya kunin bukas, I’ll check if they’ll ask me to pay P500.
Twitter: markerwins
says:
Still now wala padin akong email regarding my card, last November pako nag-apply.
@markerwins, call your nominated bpi branch kung ready dumating na yung card mo. P500 nga yung processing fee ng card. Super mahal ng card na ‘to. Kapag mag iinquire ka tungkol dun sa card, walang ideya yung mga empleyado pero pagdating sa pag kulekta ng pera para makuha yung card ang galing galing nila. good job BPI. tsk!
does it work with itunes? please share… thanks!