BPI launches e-Prepaid Card and DealMania.ph

Abe Olandres November 8, 2011 · 1 min read

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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.

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122 Comments

Renziefernandezmd · 13 years ago

I got the card already and tried to use it in the apple App Store, and sad to say, the card was rejected.. I only got the card for that purpose. It’s disappointing.

alexibility · 13 years ago

Can I use this card to withdraw funds from my Paypal account? Thanks!

ma cristina · 14 years ago

hi po pwede kaya sa payza or before alertpay ung bpi eprepaid mas marami kasi me income naka hold sa payza ko kesa sa paypal.

lei · 14 years ago

does it work with itunes? please share… thanks!

Renziefernandezmd · 13 years ago

The App Store doesn’t accept the card. Disappointing. Got the card for that purpose only.

James Ryan · 14 years ago

@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!

markerwins · 14 years ago

Still now wala padin akong email regarding my card, last November pako nag-apply.

James Ryan · 14 years ago

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.

Wayne · 14 years ago

Have anyone here have used this card na? :) Please reply hehe xD

Allen · 14 years ago

Linked and Worked with my paypal

Herb · 14 years ago

Hello allen, how can you link this with paypal?

darius · 14 years ago

may nakagamit an ba nito? does it work? can you purchase from ebay using this card?

Isis · 14 years ago

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.

Mark · 14 years ago

Oh, so pag depositor ka waived na yung 500?

James Ryan · 14 years ago

Ako din, almost 2 weeks na naghihintay ng comfirmation ng BPI. Ang bagal talaga ng BPI.

Mark · 14 years ago

Hello, ilang days mo nakuha yung card from your application? Still no word from BPI, 2 weeks nako nag-iintay. Thanks!

James Ryan · 14 years ago

Thanks for the info Ramil Trinidad. Give us feedback kapag nagamit mo na yung card. :)

Ramil Trinidad · 14 years ago

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.

Marty · 14 years ago

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

Jesse Bautista · 14 years ago

How much should be the preloaded amount?

Alex · 14 years ago

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!!!!

Hazel · 14 years ago

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.

James Ryan · 14 years ago

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.

Jaq · 14 years ago

Can this be used in Android Market?

Jayson Tamayo · 14 years ago

Use your BPI ePrepaid Card to create a Google Checkout account. Google Checkout can be used in purchasing apps in Google Play.

replyer · 15 years ago

Fail! Not accepting BPI number… Wrong procedure…

ubiquiadamer · 15 years ago

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.

ubiquiadamer · 15 years ago

Scratch my comment above. I confirmed the BPI ePrepaid card via their site.

jego207 · 15 years ago

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.

Name: Ian · 15 years ago

I went to bpi last nOv 9 and they are not yet aware of it

OneAcreon · 15 years ago

Hey, I just read the agreement and it turns out that the prepaid card CANNOT have more than 10k pesos loaded on it a a time. Good luck finding a gadget under 10k. :P

Dyke · 15 years ago

This is just what I need, a better way to pay for my porn subscription.

Solo88 · 15 years ago

grabe natawa ako dito..actually i was thinking it too..haha good job Dykes

Luke · 15 years ago

This is best for students. Having a credit card is a necessity nowadays. I can’t wait to have my own prepaid credit card to buy stuff online.

Jonah · 15 years ago

Thanks for this info. I am using Union OEN but I am not sure if this BPI ePrepaid is better. Do most sites accept this card for online purchases?

justin · 15 years ago

hi jonah. have you been using the EON card for online shopping? how has it been so far?

dumont · 15 years ago

After reading about it on BPI’s site, looks like it functions like Unionbank’s EON yun nga lang hindi siya pwedeng ATM at may limit. Although in the long run, mas cheaper siya anually. 500 every 2 years vs 350/year ng EON.

jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

It is another way to stay connected if you have the means.

Martin · 15 years ago

pangit ng design. plus you have to pay for a P500 processing fee.

Val · 15 years ago

Sir Abe, is this only limited to Manila? If yes, do you know kung kailan available sa Cebu? Thanks!

roiji · 15 years ago

pwede rin siguro tong prepaid thingy as a gift… parang GC… kaso 4 months ang expiry…

roiji · 15 years ago

may limit pala na 10k lang :(

source:
http://www.bpiexpressonline.com/direct_XCash.htm

Concerned · 15 years ago

sonâ€™t?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 15 years ago

Yup, you can use it for iTunes and Amazon.

rotero · 15 years ago

can i use this BPI prepaid card in purchasing apps in itunes?

Benben · 15 years ago

I also use smartmoney, it’s like e-wallet or debit card. You can use it like other credit card because it is mastercard! I use it for local shops (resto, malls, anywhere that accepts mastercard) and also for online transactions (paypal or any mastercard accredited). It is also safe for recurring transactions or unauthorized transactions online since you will know if someone is trying to use your card# and CVC# because you will be promted via SMS, and by default online transaction is locked. You need to unlock it everytime you transact online(via smart sim menu) as also mentioned by Vince. And since you may link your bank account to your smart sim (mobile banking), you can easily add funds to your smart money through mobile banking fund transfer. easy!

jerome · 15 years ago

Pwede kaya ito sa tiger airways?

vince · 15 years ago

I use smart money. Its also prepaid and it also emulates mastercard electronic. I use it for paypal/internet transactions and for shopping in local malls.

It has 2 great safety features. First, internet transactions are locked by default. You have to unlock it before using it with paypal and it auto locks after the transaction or if idle for some time. Second, every transaction has a confirmation texted to your smart celphone sim, sometimes within seconds. So you know immediately if someone has stolen your card and is using it

ogago · 15 years ago

pwede ba to sa paypal?

jean baptiste · 15 years ago

Pwedeng gamitin sa iTunes and Amazon?

Steve Jobs · 15 years ago

I just applied for e-Prepaid card online via http://www.bpi.com.ph

Nika · 15 years ago

Will it work like the eon card? Kc if it’s prepaid diba it’s more of a debit card?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 15 years ago

Yeah, almost similar.

Nika · 15 years ago

Ah. After reading the info from their site stick na lang muna ako sa Eon since it’s cheaper din at Php 350 a year, unless pwede gamitin yung e-Prepaid sa online subscriptions which usually ask for credit cards.

I think mahirap yung “no pin” feature ng e-Prepaid kasi mas madali mag-forge ng signature kesa manghula ng pin. If you lose it and hindi mo agad mapansin, other people might be able to use it. Di mo na mababawi or cancel yun purchases before mo ma-report na missing yung card mo.