Just a week after its #OneAgainstCOVID19 initiative launched, PayMaya has already helped raise more than P7.8 million in donations from Filipinos all over the world through its digital payments channels, with donations exploding by the day.
We will continue to support consumers, businesses, communities, government agencies, and humanitarian organizations in this united effort during this pandemic by providing the most convenient and inclusive means of sending monetary support, said Orlando Vea, Founder and CEO of Pay Maya.
With the most extensive network of humanitarian and non-profit partner organizations and various causes supported, the #OneAgainstCOVID19 initiative has quickly become a one-stop-shop for those who are looking to support medical personnel, front liners, and disadvantaged communities who are caught in the crossfires of the battle against the disease. This is because aside from enabling donations via the PayMaya app, even overseas Filipinos and other cardholders are able to contribute to #OneAgainstCOVID19 efforts via PayMaya’s end-to-end platforms.
To date, people with credit, debit, and prepaid cards, as well as PayMaya accounts, can donate via the website (http://donate.paymaya.com) or the PayMaya app to the following organizations: Philippine Red Cross, UNICEF, PGH Medical Foundation, Caritas Manila, OXFAM Pilipinas, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance & Ethical Leadership, Ronald
McDonald House of Charities Phlippines, YesPinoy Foundation, Alagang Kapatid Foundation, PLDT-Smart Foundation, Rock Ed Philippines, UTownPen Foundation, #nowheretogobutUP Foundation, and the #UniTENTweStandPH initiative of actress Angel Locsin.
Online concerts, game streaming
As the enhanced community quarantine persists across the island of Luzon and some provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao, many individuals and groups have turned to showcasing their talents and skills to help encourage people to donate to various funds for COVID-19 response and relief efforts through the #OneAgainstCOVID19 project.
Technology and gaming bloggers like Gian Viterbo, meanwhile, have dedicated their online game streaming time particularly to feature new games such as Nintendos Animal Crossing to help promote donations via One Against COVID-19 to their viewers.
Unity while in isolation
As part of precautionary measures against the disease, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has encouraged the use of digital payments in transactions since they have found paper bills to be potential carriers of the virus.
Users can also send money to anyone in the country using their PayMaya account by doing a Send Money transaction to a Smart Padala by PayMaya center.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to self-isolate in their homes, digital financial initiatives such as #OneAgainstCOVID19 show that Filipinos can quickly stand united with the help of technology.
