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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Benchmark says:
how nice of you naman sir yuga to share your blessing! :) Sige pa-raffle na yang e-prepaid na yan! hehehe joke! ;)
Iyan Sommerset says:
Is this like GroupOn or something?
leo23 says:
wow! bait ni sir yuga :)
Ron says:
nice. parang PSBank Prepaid Mastercard.
Harold says:
Sir Yuga,
Is there an online application for e-prepaid card?
Thanks!
Nika says:
Will it work like the eon card? Kc if it’s prepaid diba it’s more of a debit card?
Steve Jobs says:
I just applied for e-Prepaid card online via http://www.bpi.com.ph
jean baptiste says:
Pwedeng gamitin sa iTunes and Amazon?
ogago says:
pwede ba to sa paypal?
vince says:
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
jerome says:
Pwede kaya ito sa tiger airways?
Benben says:
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!
rotero says:
can i use this BPI prepaid card in purchasing apps in itunes?
Abe Olandres says:
Yup, you can use it for iTunes and Amazon.
Concerned says:
son’t?
roiji says:
may limit pala na 10k lang :(
source:
http://www.bpiexpressonline.com/direct_XCash.htm
roiji says:
pwede rin siguro tong prepaid thingy as a gift… parang GC… kaso 4 months ang expiry…
Val says:
Sir Abe, is this only limited to Manila? If yes, do you know kung kailan available sa Cebu? Thanks!
Martin says:
pangit ng design. plus you have to pay for a P500 processing fee.
jonaflormicfren says:
It is another way to stay connected if you have the means.
dumont says:
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.
Jonah says:
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?
Luke says:
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.
Dyke says:
This is just what I need, a better way to pay for my porn subscription.
OneAcreon says:
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
Name: Ian says:
I went to bpi last nOv 9 and they are not yet aware of it
jego207 says:
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.
ubiquiadamer says:
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.
replyer says:
Fail! Not accepting BPI number… Wrong procedure…
Jaq says:
Can this be used in Android Market?
James Ryan says:
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.
Hazel 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.
Alex says:
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!!!!
Jesse Bautista says:
How much should be the preloaded amount?
Ramil Trinidad says:
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.
James Ryan says:
Thanks for the info Ramil Trinidad. Give us feedback kapag nagamit mo na yung card. :)
Mark says:
Hello, ilang days mo nakuha yung card from your application? Still no word from BPI, 2 weeks nako nag-iintay. Thanks!
James Ryan says:
Ako din, almost 2 weeks na naghihintay ng comfirmation ng BPI. Ang bagal talaga ng BPI.
Isis says:
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.
darius says:
may nakagamit an ba nito? does it work? can you purchase from ebay using this card?
Allen says:
Linked and Worked with my paypal
Wayne says:
Have anyone here have used this card na? :) Please reply hehe xD
James Ryan says:
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.
markerwins says:
Still now wala padin akong email regarding my card, last November pako nag-apply.
James Ryan says:
@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!
lei says:
does it work with itunes? please share… thanks!
ma cristina says:
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.
alexibility says:
Can I use this card to withdraw funds from my Paypal account? Thanks!
Renziefernandezmd says:
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.