{"id":46745,"date":"2021-12-09T18:55:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T10:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=46745"},"modified":"2021-12-09T18:55:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T10:55:07","slug":"win-up-to-php200000-plus-a-pldt-home-biz-subscription-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2021\/12\/09\/win-up-to-php200000-plus-a-pldt-home-biz-subscription-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Win up to Php200,000 plus a PLDT Home Biz subscription package"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Running a small business during the pandemic is no easy task, but thanks to reliable e-Commerce platforms and secure digital payment providers, many small and medium enterprises\u00a0(SMEs) were able to\u00a0adapt by\u00a0quickly\u00a0bringing their businesses online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an online shop, SMEs&nbsp;were able to continuously operate and cater to their customers. Add to that the convenience and safety that online transactions bring both&nbsp;for&nbsp;their employees and customers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To encourage and reward more entrepreneurs to grow and&nbsp;scale&nbsp;their business online,&nbsp;PayMaya,&nbsp;together&nbsp;with Shopify and PLDT Home Biz,&nbsp;have launched&nbsp;the&nbsp;Scale&nbsp;Up&nbsp;promo,&nbsp;offering&nbsp;attractive&nbsp;prizes&nbsp;to participating merchants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From November 8, 2021 to March 31, 2022, merchants who will qualify&nbsp;stand to win cash prizes of&nbsp;up&nbsp;to Php200,000 and a&nbsp;subscription package&nbsp;from PLDT Home Biz.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Scale\u00a0Up\u00a0Raffle Promo is open to all\u00a0existing merchants as well as SMEs that register on\u00a0Shopify from January 1, 2021 onwards. To qualify,\u00a0merchants must\u00a0use\u00a0the\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0Checkout payment gateway to accept online payments.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to qualify<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining the raffle is easy.&nbsp;For&nbsp;existing Shopify and&nbsp;PayMaya&nbsp;merchants,\u202ffollow\u202fthese simple steps:\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Register\u00a0for\u00a0the promo via this link:\u202f<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/49qbjuVENy\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/49qbjuVENy<\/a>\u202fand agree to the terms and conditions of the program.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Promote your Shopify website (online store) powered by\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0Payment Gateway on your social media and digital channels\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Accept online payments via\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0Payment Gateway from\u202f<strong>November 8, 2021, to March 31, 2022<\/strong>. Every transaction\/ payment made via your\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0payment gateway earns you a raffle entry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For&nbsp;new merchants,\u202fyou\u202ffirst need to sign&nbsp;up&nbsp;and complete your onboarding process with Shopify and&nbsp;PayMaya&nbsp;within the promo period to join. Once you have your Shopify website and&nbsp;PayMaya&nbsp;Payment Gateway&nbsp;up&nbsp;and running, just follow the same mechanics mentioned above to earn raffle entries.\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To sign&nbsp;up&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;free&nbsp;Shopify&nbsp;store; go to:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com.ph\/free-trial\/paymaya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.shopify.com.ph\/free-trial\/paymaya<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>To sign&nbsp;up&nbsp;for&nbsp;PayMaya&nbsp;Payment Gateway, go to:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/pbm.paymaya.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pbm.paymaya.com<\/a>\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each successful online payment transaction processed via&nbsp;PayMaya&nbsp;Checkout is equivalent to one (1) raffle entry&nbsp;for&nbsp;merchants. SMEs with more successful transactions will earn more raffle entries.\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up&nbsp;to 12 SME merchants will be drawn to win one of the following prizes via&nbsp;e-Raffle:\u202f\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Grand Prize: One (1) winner of Php 200,000 + 6 months FREE PLDT Home Biz subscription\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>1st Prize: One (1) winner of Php 150,000 + 6 months FREE PLDT Home Biz subscription\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Consolation Prize: Ten (10) winners of Php 50,000 + FREE PLDT Home Biz premium item each\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The e-Raffle draw is on April 12, 2022 and winners will be announced on the&nbsp;PayMaya&nbsp;Scale&nbsp;Up&nbsp;microsite,&nbsp;PayMaya&nbsp;Facebook Page, and other digital channels of&nbsp;PayMaya. \u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the Philippines expected to be the fastest growing Southeast Asia ecommerce market this year, it&#8217;s never been a better time\u00a0for\u00a0local\u00a0SMEs to start, grow and\u00a0scale\u00a0their business online. By giving them the essential tools and resources to sell to customers anytime, anywhere, and\u00a0through\u00a0initiatives like\u00a0the\u00a0Scale\u00a0Up\u00a0Raffle promo, we hope to encourage more local merchants to go online and take their\u00a0business to the next level,\u201d\u202fsaid\u202fJason Suen, Country Head and\u00a0Director,\u00a0Southeast Asia, Shopify.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur successful partnership with Shopify has proven that digital payment solutions are key in providing businesses and consumers with safe, secure, and convenient ways to transact. With this\u00a0Scale\u00a0Up\u00a0Raffle Promo, we hope to bring our innovative payment technologies to more SMEs to build a better and stronger digital\u00a0economy,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0Chief Marketing Officer Pepe Torres.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the country&#8217;s leading telco provider, we aim to\u00a0always connect businesses to their customers and vice versa through online channels. At PLDT Home Biz, are very happy to be partnering with Shopify and\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Scale\u00a0Up\u00a0Raffle Promo, which supports and rewards our hardworking entrepreneurs. We look\u00a0forward to serving and connecting the winning SMEs to their customers with our fast and reliable internet connection,\u201d\u202fsaid\u202fPatrick S. Tang, PLDT Home Biz VP and Head of Customer\u00a0Management.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find out more about the\u00a0PayMaya\u00a0Scale\u00a0Up\u00a0Raffle Promo, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paymaya.com\/scaleup\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>https:\/\/www.paymaya.com\/scaleup<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u202for follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To encourage and reward more entrepreneurs to grow and\u00a0scale\u00a0their business online,\u00a0PayMaya,\u00a0together\u00a0with Shopify and PLDT Home Biz,\u00a0have launched\u00a0the\u00a0Scale\u00a0Up\u00a0promo,\u00a0offering\u00a0attractive\u00a0prizes\u00a0to participating merchants.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":46746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[3682,4331,379],"class_list":["post-46745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-paymaya","tag-paymaya-philippines","tag-pldt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46745","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=46745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}