GCash to help taxis shift to cashless payments: transport dept

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<p>MANILA - The Department of Transportation said Friday it tapped GCash to help equip taxis with scan-to-pay systems, as part of a pandemic normal that requires cashless payments.</p><p>The joint venture of Jack Ma's Alipay and Globe Telecom's Mynt allows users to scan merchants QR codes and deduct the amount due from their mobile wallet.</p><p>Digital payments will limit direct physical contact between drivers and passengers thus reducing the chance of spreading COVID-19, the Department of Transportation said.</p><p>The government is also in talks with payment platforms Squidpay, PayMaya and Beep, among others, LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra said.</p><p>"Cashless and contactless payment scheme will now be part of the 'new normal' in the public transportation system," Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/18/20/taxis-ride-share-cars-urged-to-adopt-cashless-payments'>Taxis, ride-share cars urged to adopt cashless payments</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/11/20/taxi-ride-hailing-apps-to-resume-with-no-mask-no-ride-policy-on-may-16-ltfrb'>Taxi, ride-hailing apps to resume with 'no mask, no ride' policy on May 16: LTFRB</a></li></ul><p>GCash is also offering PowerPay+ solution to taxi operators where salaries, allowances and commissions can be distributed to employees and members nationwide, the DOTr said.</p><p>Public utility vehicles are allowed to operate in reduced capacity and with strict health protocols, including the use of cashless payments, in areas under general community quarantine or GCQ.</p><p>“GCash strongly supports the government’s call for the use of mobile payments to lessen the risk of spreading COVID-19 through surfaces such as paper money,” GCash head of payments Jovit Bajar said.</p><p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/DOTrPH/posts/1705006819638447' data-width='auto'> </div>

<p>"Cashless and contactless payment scheme will now be part of the 'new normal' in the public transportation system," Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/18/20/taxis-ride-share-cars-urged-to-adopt-cashless-payments'>Taxis, ride-share cars urged to adopt cashless payments</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/11/20/taxi-ride-hailing-apps-to-resume-with-no-mask-no-ride-policy-on-may-16-ltfrb'>Taxi, ride-hailing apps to resume with 'no mask, no ride' policy on May 16: LTFRB</a></li></ul><p>GCash is also offering PowerPay+ solution to taxi operators where salaries, allowances and commissions can be distributed to employees and members nationwide, the DOTr said.</p><p>Public utility vehicles are allowed to operate in reduced capacity and with strict health protocols, including the use of cashless payments, in areas under general community quarantine or GCQ.</p><p>“GCash strongly supports the government’s call for the use of mobile payments to lessen the risk of spreading COVID-19 through surfaces such as paper money,” GCash head of payments Jovit Bajar said.</p><p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/DOTrPH/posts/1705006819638447' data-width='auto'> </div>

<p>Digital payments will limit direct physical contact between drivers and passengers thus reducing the chance of spreading COVID-19, the Department of Transportation said.</p><p>The government is also in talks with payment platforms Squidpay, PayMaya and Beep, among others, LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra said.</p>

<p>MANILA - The Department of Transportation said Friday it tapped GCash to help equip taxis with scan-to-pay systems, as part of a pandemic normal that requires cashless payments.</p><p>The joint venture of Jack Ma's Alipay and Globe Telecom's Mynt allows users to scan merchants QR codes and deduct the amount due from their mobile wallet.</p>

<p>The DOTr and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board partnered with GCash to equip taxis with its scan to pay technology using QR codes, the agency said in a statement.</p>

The DOTr and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board partnered with GCash to equip taxis with its scan to pay technology using QR codes, the agency said in a statement.

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GCash to help taxis shift to cashless payments: transport dept

GCash to help taxis shift to cashless payments: transport dept