Smart eMoney’s PayMaya with beep now available at LRT/ MRT train stations

It’s still a beep card but with the benefits of online commerce plus many more.

Smart eMoney, Inc., the digital financial innovations unit of PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), introduced to the commuting public today PayMaya Visa Card with beep, the first live beep card in the market that combines the best of online transactions with a physical payments card.

Commuters using the LRT and MRT can now avail of the PayMaya beep card in PayMaya activation booths and Smart Padala centers in and around selected train stations in Metro Manila.

By using the PayMaya Visa card with beep, customers can easily purchase train fare just like a regular beep stored value card and tap it on contactless terminals. The PayMaya Visa card with beep can be used to swipe for purchases in physical stores and for online shopping, even without a regular credit card.

“As our group leads in building the physical infrastructure of a modern Philippines, we are also at the forefront in deploying digital and citizen-friendly services. We look forward to bringing even more innovations to the Filipino consumer in the near future,” said Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of PLDT and Smart.

Get PayMaya Visa Card for free!

As a special limited offer until the end of the year, commuters can avail of the PayMaya Visa Card with beep for free plus a bonus P30 beep stored value just by loading their PayMaya account with P100 in PayMaya activation booths in selected MRT and LRT stations.

Introduced last August, PayMaya also comes with a mobile app that can instantly provide a virtual Visa card that can be used for online payments, anytime, anywhere – regardless of your mobile operator and even if you do not have a bank account.

It also comes with a physical Visa card that can be used for purchases at any of the over 30 million establishments worldwide accepting Visa.

The PayMaya Visa card with beep is a physical Visa card with a built-in beep wallet. This three-in-one combination enables the public to enjoy the same benefits of the regular contactless beep card deployed under the Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) for the country’s light railway transport system plus the convenience of getting an instant virtual Visa card for online shopping via the PayMaya mobile app and a physical card for transactions in any Visa merchant.

PayMaya partnerships

PayMaya is strengthening partnerships with eCommerce sites like Zalora, AirBNB and Philippine Airlines as well as face-to-face shopping with establishments like SM and Robinsons Malls.

PayMaya mobile app

To avail and fully enjoy the benefits of the three-in-one card, customers just have to download the PayMaya mobile app and go to the activation centers to get the PayMaya Visa card with beep.

Users of the PayMaya mobile app can also buy discounted prepaid Smart and TNT load.

For upgraded PayMaya accounts, they can also use their PayMaya Visa card with beep to withdraw cash from the PayMaya wallet from any ATM, as well as easily send money to other PayMaya users with upgraded accounts.

Smart eMoney is the first non-financial institution in Asia to be granted by Visa with an issuing and acquiring license. It also counts MasterCard as its partner giving it the unique opportunity to offer both Visa and MasterCard products.