ABM: SST Not Applied To Transfers, E-Wallets, Card Fees, ATM Use

Basic banking services involving fees or commissions will not be subjected to SST, according to several banking associations.

Lowyat.NET

Despite having a national #epayment system and standardized QR codes, many businesses still insist on proprietary #eWallets like TnG.

Because millions of Malaysians still don't have/use bank accounts.

@youronlyone

GXI is now a mere subsidiary of the Mynt brand (aka Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc), which seems to be the holding company for #fintech by Ayala Corp.?

Isn't Gcash still the preferred #ewallet for most people/merchants in the #philippines ?

I don't know, since I don't have one, and have always used BPI to pay/transfer to Gcash #ewallets

The #QRPH improved cross-wallet accessibility, but it's still annoying to encounter merchants not familiar with it.

@pinoy

Supply chain attack on crypto hw wallet Ledger led to the theft of $600K

A supply chain attack against Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger resulted in the theft of $600,000 in virtual assets.

Security Affairs

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, Philippines), BSP Replaces Unfit Currency with Digital Cash in Tagbilaran, January 16, 2023

— Available here: https://www.bsp.gov.ph/SitePages/MediaAndResearch/MediaDisp.aspx?ItemId=6588

#digitalassets #digitalcash #ewallets #currency #banknotes #digitalpayments #banking #paymentsystems #BangkoSentralngPilipinas #BSP #Philippines #centralbanks

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Media and Research

I'm curious about user behavior re the use of #eWallets for #MicroPayments

Do you only (usually) use the same #eWallet brand to pay recipients using the same eWallet?

Does that even matter where you're from? Feel free to elaborate by adding a reply.

In the #Philippines, for example, people usually pay #Gcash to Gcash / or #Maya to Maya because of zero transaction fees. A transaction with another wallet (e.g. Maya to Gcash) may cause a few extra bucks - which adds up, if you use it a lot.

Same eWallet (myself, recipient)
44.4%
I use my favorite
33.3%
I don't use any eWallet
22.2%
Poll ended at .

@cedled

Did you notice that there seems to be less stores offering card payments, but more of them are accepting #ewallets / #EFTs after the economy re-opened after the lockdowns?

@evelyn Basically, the BSP mandated all banks and #ewallet service providers to inter-operate with each other by using a common #QRph standard, piggybacking on #PesoNet and #InstaPay. In theory, consumers no longer need not maintain different apps or #eWallets to transfer funds to each other, but in reality, some consumers find the transaction fees a turn-off, especially if they do a lot of inter-wallet transactions.
Except for a handful, too many banks in the #Philippines charge very high transaction fees involving other banks, or #ewallets
How high? According to this [0] document, the actual cost of #instapay fees is only 3 PHP (0.05 USD) , and yet many charge consumers between 10 PHP up to 25 PHP **per** transaction.
As for #pesonet, I read elsewhere that their cost is even lower than 3 PHP.
[0]: https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Highlights-emerging-from-Philippines.pdf