{"id":38988,"date":"2020-06-08T10:48:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T02:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=38988"},"modified":"2020-06-08T10:48:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T02:48:30","slug":"paymaya-enables-cashless-payments-for-taxi-rides-with-hirna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2020\/06\/08\/paymaya-enables-cashless-payments-for-taxi-rides-with-hirna\/","title":{"rendered":"PayMaya enables cashless payments for taxi rides with ‘hirna’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Digital financial services leader PayMaya\u00a0is\u00a0equipping ride-hailing app\u00a0hirna\u00a0and its partner-taxi drivers with the ability to accept cashless payments in accordance with the government’s directive to promote a safer and more convenient commute for the riding public.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon, users of\u00a0the\u00a0hirna\u00a0ride-hailing app currently available in the cities of Davao, Iloilo, Butuan, and Bacolod\u00a0can book rides and pay using PayMaya QR\u00a0and do away with the need to pay their fares using cash, which is seen to aiding the spread of the virus causing the COVID-19 disease.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hirna\u00a0and its partner-drivers are\u00a0among the first\u00a0transportation\u00a0service providers that\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0is empowering\u00a0with digital payments capabilities\u00a0in support of the Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) mandate\u00a0requiring transport providers to offer contactless payment options to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, drivers can instantly begin accepting cashless payments through PayMaya QR by installing the PayMaya Negosyo<\/a> app (http:\/\/pymy.co\/PayMayaNegosyo<\/a>) on their phones, where they only need to register and upload a valid ID in order to apply for an account and receive a QR code in as fast as 24 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the PayMaya Negosyo app, drivers need not go through complex application process just to have their own QR code that can be scanned by their passengers for safe, contactless payments. They also get a digital financial account specifically built for micro entrepreneurs, with higher account limits and other features helpful for business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we launched\u00a0hirna, our promise\u00a0was to provide\u00a0a safe, reliable, and convenient transportation option to commuters.\u00a0By providing our passengers\u00a0with digital payment options\u00a0through PayMaya,\u00a0we are\u00a0helping ensure a safer ride\u00a0whenever they book a ride with\u00a0one of our\u00a0partner\u00a0taxis,\u201d said\u00a0hirna\u00a0President and CEO\u00a0Francisco\u00a0“Coco”\u00a0Mauricio.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the enterprise side, PayMaya is also enabling hirna with cashless payments acceptance via PayMaya Checkout so that its driver-partners can easily pay their requisite fees using their PayMaya Negosyo accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to work with hirna and its partner drivers in promoting cashless adoption in their\u00a0ecosystems as part of the New Normal.\u00a0Enabling safe transportation for all through digital payments is part of our thrust\u00a0with our partnership with the DOTr and the LTFRB.\u00a0By supporting digital payments for the transportation sector, PayMaya\u2019s cashless solutions provide greater safety and more convenience for operators, drivers and commuters,\u201d\u00a0added\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0President Shailesh\u00a0Baidwan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipping PUVs with cashless payments<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PayMaya earlier expressed its support for the directive released by the DOTr and LTFRB encouraging the use of contactless payments in public utility vehicles as part of the measures in what is dubbed as the \u201cnew normal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any PUV driver can now accept digital payments just by downloading the PayMaya Negosyo app. Currently, PayMaya is finalizing partnerships with a number of taxi, bus, and TNVS operators and drivers to quickly enable them with cashless payment acceptance through PayMaya QR as well as card acceptance in their fleets and digital booking channels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operators may also utilize PayMaya\u2019s PayOut disbursement solution to easily distribute salaries and other incentives through their drivers\u2019 PayMaya accounts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, PayMaya has equipped taxi operators in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Baguio. It has also enabled the first digital bus ticketing system with the Araneta Bus Port for cashless payments through credit and debit cards as well as via PayMaya QR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PayMaya is the only end-to-end digital payments ecosystem enabler in the Philippines with platforms and services that cuts across consumers, merchants, and government. Aside from providing the payments acceptance for the largest e-Commerce, food, retail and gas merchants in the Philippines, PayMaya is enabling national and social services agencies as well as local government units with digital payments and disbursement services.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through its PayMaya app and wallet, it is providing millions of Filipinos with the fastest way to own a financial account with over 40,000 Add Money touchpoints nationwide, more than double the total number of traditional bank branches in the Philippines combined.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its Smart Padala by PayMaya network of over 30,000 partner agents nationwide serves as last mile digital financial hubs in communities, providing the unbanked and underserved with access to services.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soon, users of the hirna ride-hailing app currently available in the cities of Davao, Iloilo, Butuan, and Bacolod can book rides and pay using PayMaya QR and do away with the need to pay their fares using cash, which is seen to aiding the spread of the virus causing the COVID-19 disease. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":38989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,19],"tags":[284,302,7169,1034,4371,3682,4331],"class_list":["post-38988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps","category-headlines","tag-app","tag-apps-2","tag-hirna","tag-online-payments","tag-online-technology","tag-paymaya","tag-paymaya-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}