GCash, together with the Quezon City Government, has recently launched its first-ever GCash QR-based mobile payment technology dedicated to local residents of Quezon City’s District 3.
Led by Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, this cutting-edge technology will allow the whole of District 3 to accept mobile payments using the GCash App for barangay transactions like barangay clearance, barangay ID, local certificates and permits.
Dubbed BizTech @ D3, the cashless payment scheme will be piloted at Barangays Ugong Norte and Claro, with 38 District 3 Barangays in Quezon City to follow suit soon after.
The payment scheme is part of Quezon City’s smart cities initiative and aligned with the city’s efforts on ease of doing business. The project is in partnership with Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt) and the barangays of District 3.
Business establishments within the barangay, on the other hand, can later use the scheme to promote and establish the e-payment ecosystem in the barangay.
How easy to use the GCash QR? Well, simple. First, they need to download or update to the latest version of the GCash App—available for free on the App Store and on Google Play, register an account, and fund their GCash wallet at any of over 15,000 GCash Partner Outlets nationwide.
In a press statement, Anthony Thomas, President and CEO of Mynt, said, “We’re proud that Quezon City embraced cashless payments and understood what finance for all means for the 3 million residents in this city. Launching the GCash QR e-payment system to settle government fees is a statement and a precedent, in which hopefully the whole of the Philippines will model after and follow.”