Get up to 100% cashback when you use your PayMaya at The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Pampanga

If youre a book lover and a bargain book hunter like myself, chances are you have been to the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale. Just like you, I have elbowed out of the way to be the first to get that bestseller in the rack.  I have been scouring titles (Im a fan of mystery and chic literature)  like a mad girl because the huge selection plus big discounts sale were overwhelming then. 

The last time I went to Big Bad Wolf Book Sale was last February in Manila. I got myself the hard-to-find titles at 70% discount. I had so much fun scouring for covers I forgot I have been shopping for 3 hours with 18 books in my cart.  I finally got myself 7 books (after deliberating with my partner haha)  and lined up for almost an hour to reach the cash register to pay using my PayMaya. It was convenient cashless and easy to use. You just have to scan and pay using PayMaya QR. 

Last week I got an invite from Paymaya to shop at LausGroup Event Center, San Fernando Pampanga for the most exciting and rewarding shopping experience as it renews its partnership with the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, allowing book-lovers to enjoy the convenience and perks of using PayMaya and other cashless options to shop for their favorite books at 50%-90% off. 

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale shoppers can simply scan-to-pay for their book purchases using their PayMaya app


The list features tons of discounted books with markdowns up to 90 percent off retail prices. 

I got myself a Jodi Picoult bestseller for only P90! I have seen some of  Jennifer Weiner's and Liane Moriarty's titles for the same price. 

Now on its 2nd run this year, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale makes its first stop in North Luzon as it brings 24-hour book shopping on heavily discounted books at the LausGroup Event Centre, San Fernando City from July 12 - 22, 2019.  

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale shoppers can experience seamless cashless payments as cashiers are equipped with One by PayMaya Business, a device that can accept credit and debit cards powered by VISA or Mastercard as well as QR payments using the PayMaya app.

From best-selling novels to popular children’s books, Big Bad Wolf Book Sale shoppers can enjoy a wide-range of book selections and conveniently use their PayMaya app as their wallet to scan and pay for their book purchases via PayMaya QR. They can also avoid bringing cash or coins as they can pay using their debit or credit card via the One by PayMaya Business device.

Loads of treats and cashback offers await Big Bad Wolf Book Sale shoppers when they use PayMaya

Aside from that, PayMaya customers are in for a surprise as they can get a chance to receive up to 100% cashback each time they pay using PayMaya QR from July 12-22, 2019. For new PayMaya users who will scan-to-pay at least P1,000 for the first time, they can enjoy an extra treat! 

Shoppers paying via their PayMaya physical card can get a P200 cashback for their first minimum single-receipt purchase of P2,000. This promo is part of the Online Shopping Promo announced on July 5, 2019 and will run until July 19, 2019.

“We’ve always been grateful to be part of the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale and we’re back to upgrade the cashless book shopping experience with the help of PayMaya QR and the One by PayMaya Business device. Shoppers can definitely benefit from all the deals and cashbacks while enjoying cashless convenience!” said Kenneth Palacios, Director and Head of Wallets Business at PayMaya Philippines.

Part of the proceeds of the sales during Big Bad Wolf Book Sale 2019 will go to Gawad Kalinga, also a partner beneficiary of PayMaya for its #PayMayaItForward corporate social responsibility program.

Get a chance to travel for free with 3 of your barkada with PayMaya Tara!

How would you like to travel for free with your barkada in tow? Complete with a photographer and a videographer.  PayMaya will answer to your #travelgoals this year with their PayMaya Tara promo.



Get a chance to enjoy your choice of curated travel experience in South Africa,  
UK, Italy, Iceland and Croatia, or South Korea with your barkada in the PayMaya Tara! Raffle Promo! 

PayMaya launches an elevated travel experience for its customers with its latest travel promo, Tara,
last April 11. It was graced by Raymund Villanueva, Director and Head of Growth and Marketing for PayMaya Philippines and Kenneth Palacios, Director and Head of Wallets Business at PayMaya Philippines with selected media.

Paymaya Tara gives users a chance to win an especially curated travel experience in one of the most sought-after destinations in the world complete with a photographer and a videographer to document their trip.


This summer season, PayMaya provides users with an elevated travel experience via their PayMaya card which will help them get the chance to embark on unique travel adventures with friends through the Tara! travel promo. 



Your PayMaya card is your ultimate travel companion for convenient and hassle-free cashless transactions here and abroad – from booking the best flights and hotel deals online, to shopping for all your travel necessities, and even to spending for tours and experiences during your trip! 

With the PayMaya card as your travel buddy, shopping abroad is as easy as a simple swipe as you can use it in all Visa-and Mastercard-accepting stores worldwide. There is no need to call your bank or card provider before your trips so you can focus on planning your itinerary to your dream destination. Withdrawing for extra cash is also a breeze because you can do it anytime on any Visa Plus or MasterCard ATM abroad. And most importantly, your money is secured because you can check every transaction on your PayMaya app and you can easily block your card here if it ever gets stolen. 

“Travel is among the top use cases of the PayMaya card, and we’ve noticed this trend ever since we launched the product about four years ago. This is why we have designed the travel experience around the PayMaya card so that it provides not just the best deals but also the most hassle-free transactions for our customers, whether they’re traveling here or abroad. With the convenience offered to its users, along with the awesome deals they can take advantage of, PayMaya is easily the best travel card out there,” said Kenneth Palacios, Director and Head of Wallets Business at PayMaya Philippines   

Tara na and unlock an awesome travel experience with PayMaya!  

To elevate the travel experience of its users even more, PayMaya introduces its PayMaya Tara! raffle promo. By simply paying cashless with PayMaya, you can get a chance to win a one-of-a-kind travel experience with your barkada and fly to one of the most sought-after destinations in the world complete with a photographer and videographer to document your trip, all for free! 

 

Running until May 31, 2019, the promo lets one lucky winner to choose among five curated travel experiences to enjoy with three of his friends including a Safari adventure in South Africa, a magical getaway in London and Scotland, a gastronomic feast in Italy, a journey to the land of ice and fire in Iceland and Croatia, or a full K-Pop experience in South Korea.   

 

To earn raffle entries to the promo, all you have to do is complete any the following actions with your PayMaya account:   

 

  1.     Activate your virtual card  

  2.     Link your physical PayMaya card to your PayMaya app  

  3.     Add money to your account  

  4.    Upgrade your account and complete the upgrade / Know-Your-Customer (KYC) process  

  5.    Pay bills in full and on time  

  6.    Send money to another PayMaya user with a minimum amount of P10 via the PayMaya app or PayMaya in Messenger  

  7.    Shop online and in-store using your virtual card in the PayMaya app or your physical PayMaya-issued card with a minimum spend of P300         

  8.     Purchase prepaid load, gaming pins, or cable TV prepaid credits found in the in-app shop or PayMaya in Messenger  

  9.     Scan-to-pay via PayMaya QR with a minimum spend of P100  

 

In this photo (L to R): Raymund Villanueva, Director and Head of Growth and Marketing for PayMaya Philippines; and Kenneth Palacios, Director and Head of Wallets Business.

“As we go deep into the summer season, we’re proud to enable many of our customers to level up their travel experiences with PayMaya. Now, we’re not only offering them a hassle-free cashless experience in their trips with their PayMaya card, we’re also giving them a chance to quench their wanderlust in these beautiful destinations,” said Raymund Villanueva, Director and Head of Growth and Marketing for PayMaya Philippines.  

 

Tara and make the PayMaya card your official travel buddy! All you have to do is download the PayMaya app, register, link your PayMaya card to your app, add money to your account, and choose your next adventure! Stay updated on our latest promos and discounts by visiting  paymaya.com/deals or follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

Smart unveils bigger and better data packages to subscribers

Just in time for the Holiday season, Smart Communications is showering its subscribers with a lot of exciting perks, rewards, bigger data allocation– and the most affordable LTE-capable smartphone!


Smart made a string of announcements during its latest Unbox event on Nov.8,  coinciding with the launch of a bigger and brighter Smart Flagship Store at SM Annex in North EDSA. The flagship store features the brand’s trademark state-of-the-art interactive walls and activity tables to better engage and serve customers.

“We remain committed in our vision of making every Filipino break norms and embrace the multiple opportunities that the digital world brings. This is why we are unveiling bigger and better data packages for our subscribers, and welcome stronger partnerships with device makers and content providers,” said Kat Luna-Abelarde, Smart Wireless Consumer Operations Head.

Kat Luna-Abelarde, Smart Wireless Operations Head, introduces Smart’s exciting new offers at the Unbox event held at the new Smart Flagship Store in SM Annex

“This Christmas, we are also empowering our subscribers with more convenient and rewarding ways to enjoy digital services at their fingertips, turning their phones into a wallet they can use to purchase load, shop online, book an Uber, or subscribe to the latest hit series – among a list of endless possibilities,” she added.

Richer digital lifestyle with more data
Smart subscribers may now experience a worry-free digital lifestyle with Giga Plans, the telco’s best-ever postpaid data offers with 10 times more data than its previous plans, a free app and unlimited texts to all networks.

Giga Plans is the perfect match for the latest handsets on the market, as these gadgets are best experienced with the biggest data plans available to consumers.

Kathy Carag, Smart Mobile Marketing Head, announces the Giga Plans of Smart Postpaid, and the bigger and faster data plans of Smart Bro, among other new offers.

“Data under Smart Postpaid’s Giga Plans will definitely provide a richer digital lifestyle for our Smart users. And since we are doing network improvements all over the country, digital services under Smart is just bound to get even better,” said Kathy Carag, Head of Smart’s Mobile Marketing.

Furthermore, with the new line-only Giga Plans, Smart users can do everything with twice as much data as handset plans – from binge-watching movies on iflix, keeping Waze running on out of town trips, and even post as many photos and videos on Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook.

If Smart Postpaid has Giga Plans, Smart Bro’s New Postpaid Plans have also been upgraded to offer more data for sharing online connectivity across gadgets, or with friends, anytime and anywhere. Smart Infinity, Smart’s premium postpaid brand, will also be rolling up data plans of up to 60GB allocation for members.

To monitor subscribers’ consumption of data and other services, Smart has boosted the My Smart app, a mobile and desktop platform that allows each user to manage their accounts conveniently. On this app, people are able to check their billing, their data usage and subscribe to different data promos. Prepaid users are also able to use the service to monitor their load, purchase additional credit and register to promos.

All about #SmartLove

Smart subscribers can also enjoy #SmartLove Christmas Giveaway promo for a chance to win holiday getaways, Uber and Airbnb vouchers, free data and more exciting prizes by simply participating at key events all over the country.

Smart has also partnered with ABS-CBN for iWantTV, which will pave the way for millions of Smart users to access their favorite hit TV series, shows and programs anytime and anywhere using their prepaid load or charged to their postpaid bill. Soon, iWantTV will be part of the offers under Giga Plans.

Payment solution for the shopping season

Smart recently introduced exclusive prepaid load and online shopping discounts through PayMaya, the country’s leading digital payments mobile app that allows users to get an instant virtual prepaid MasterCard that they can use for digital purchases.

 Carlo Endaya, Smart Head for Digital Products and Marketing Communications, and Kenneth Palacios, PayMaya VP and Head for International Partners, announce the partnership between Smart and PayMaya to introduce Smart Mastercard, which Smart subscribers can conveniently use for their purchases while enjoying exciting perks.


Carlo Endaya, Smart Head for Digital Products and Marketing Communications, and Kenneth Palacios, PayMaya VP and Head for International Partners, announce the partnership between Smart and PayMaya to introduce Smart Mastercard, which Smart subscribers can conveniently use for their purchases while enjoying exciting perks.

By downloading the PayMaya app on their Android or iOS phones and registering with their Smart, TNT, or Sun mobile number, subscribers will be able to instantly get a virtual prepaid Smart MasterCard, which they can load up and use in millions of online merchants and digital services worldwide that accept MasterCard.

Smart subscribers who download the PayMaya app and use their virtual prepaid Smart MasterCard can also get as much as 10% discount on Smart prepaid load when they buy in-app, as well as enjoy exciting perks and discounts from Zalora, Jollibee, and many other big brands soon.

Smart World for Filipino travelers

Smart is also beefing up its lineup of roaming services to suit the diverse needs of today’s travelers.

  Tina Mariano, Smart World Head, unveils Chat Abroad and Smart World Travel WiFi, which allow travelers to easily connect to their friends and loved ones while traveling in 130 countries.

Tina Mariano, Smart World Head, unveils Chat Abroad and Smart World Travel WiFi, which allow travelers to easily connect to their friends and loved ones while traveling in 130 countries.

With Smart Chat Abroad, Smart Prepaid subscribers now have another option when communicating back home. Smart Chat Abroad is a data roaming service that allows subscribers to use six popular chat messaging apps—Facebook Messenger, Viber, Telegram, WeChat, Line, and WhatsApp—while travelling in over 130 countries. The service comes at a fixed rate of only P150 per day.

 Joachim Horn, Smart Chief Technology and Information Adviser, talks about the massive Smart network transformation to provide subscribers with an awesome digital lifestyle.

Joachim Horn, Smart Chief Technology and Information Adviser, talks about the massive Smart network transformation to provide subscribers with an awesome digital lifestyle.

If you need bigger data while traveling, the telco will soon be making available the Smart World Travel WiFi, a Pocket WiFi which Smart and non-Smart subscribers can rent to enjoy mobile data in 130 countries starting at P399 per day.