{"id":61646,"date":"2024-02-24T10:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T02:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=61646"},"modified":"2024-02-24T10:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T02:56:42","slug":"4-pro-tips-to-make-the-most-of-your-bpi-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/02\/24\/4-pro-tips-to-make-the-most-of-your-bpi-app\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Pro tips to make the most of your BPI app"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keeping track of your income and how you are spending your hard-earned money can seem daunting, but it really shouldn\u2019t be! Thankfully, banking apps like that of BPI are helpful not just for safekeeping and growing your savings, but also ensuring quick, easy, and secure transactions. Manifest a better banking experience this 2024 with these four pro tips to maximize the BPI app and make it do more for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Always keep your BPI app up-to-date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bank of the Philippine Islands is continuously making improvements to its mobile app. By making sure you\u2019re running the most up-to-date version, you can be assured that your money and info are safe because it only runs on secure devices \u2013 ones that run on <strong>iOS 14, Android 8, or higher and are NOT jailbroken, modified, or rooted.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Android devices, make sure \u201cDeveloper Options\u201d is turned off in the device\u2019s general settings. These restrictions help safeguard the BPI app from bad actors who might want to tamper with the security measures it has in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Register the device with your BPI-registered mobile SIM inserted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you download the BPI app and log in for the first time, you will be prompted to register your device. This is another security feature that BPI has recently implemented. This further ensures that only you can access your BPI account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#x1f4a1;<\/em><em>Hot tips:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before you start, make sure that your SIM has enough load to send at least 1 SMS and follow the step-by-step instructions on the app to register to device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data-only SIM cards are not capable of sending SMS so you can\u2019t use these for device registration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In case you want to use your BPI app on a device with a different mobile SIM or you no longer have access to your old number<\/strong>, you\u2019ll need to change your registered mobile number first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just head to <a href=\"https:\/\/online.bpi.com.phn\/\">online.bpi.com.ph<\/a> and enter your login details. When you see the \u201cSend SMS OTP\u201d prompt, click \u201cNot your phone?\u201d Enter the details of the BPI product you have and your mobile number, and activate your new number at the nearest BPI branch ATM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Working abroad?<\/strong> You\u2019ll need to update your registered mobile number to your current local SIM so you can register your device. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpi.com.ph\/about-bpi\/contact-us\">phone a friend to update your mobile number toll-free<\/a>! (As in your helpful BPI call center agent.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activate Mobile Key<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having Mobile Key turned on lets you authorize transactions quickly and securely. With Mobile Key, you skip the hassle of waiting for the OTP text, having to resend a new one when it takes too long to come in, and then copy-pasting in between apps. Who doesn\u2019t want that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mobile Key also works as a second layer of security so BPI knows it\u2019s really you trying to access your account. So when your device automatically updates apps, when you switch devices, or when you access BPI online via a web browser, BPI will ask for Mobile Key confirmation every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enable \u201cPush notifications\u201d and \u201cTransaction alerts and offers\u201d in your app settings to successfully activate Mobile Key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pay straight from your BPI app<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know you can now skip the extra step of loading up or cashing in to your e-wallets and simply pay in stores straight with your BPI account? BPI\u2019s pay via QR feature lets you scan any QR Ph code and complete your transaction in 4 easy steps. Simply open the app and the quick-access QR icon is already at the top right of the screen. Scan the QR, login to your account, and choose the account you&#8217;d like to pay from. Done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it&#8217;s for GCash, Maya, or other banks, as long as it has the QR Ph symbol in the middle, you can scan it with the BPI app. Try it out in one of thousands of stores nationwide that accept QR Ph payments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Just a quick note<\/em>: merchant QR Ph codes won&#8217;t incur a transaction fee. You\u2019ll know it\u2019s a merchant QR Ph when the top of the screen says \u201cPay merchant\u201d after you scan the QR. If it says \u201cTransfer to other banks\u201d instead, this means this is a QR Ph for an individual account which may incur transfer fees, so keep an eye out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manifest a better banking experience this 2024 with these four pro tips to maximize the BPI app and make it do more for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":61653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[284,302,413,483,416],"class_list":["post-61646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps","tag-app","tag-apps-2","tag-banking","tag-bpi","tag-mobile-apps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61646","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=61646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}