Soon, users of the hirna ride-hailing app 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.
Hirna and its partner-drivers are among the first transportation service providers that PayMaya is empowering with digital payments capabilities to support the Department of Transportation’s and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board mandate requiring transport providers to offer contactless payment options to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
Today, drivers can instantly begin accepting cashless payments through PayMaya QR by installing the PayMaya Negosyo app on their phones, where they only need to register and upload a valid ID to apply for an account and receive a QR code in as fast as 24 hours.
“When we launched hirna, our promise was to provide a safe, reliable, and convenient transportation option to commuters. By providing our passengers with digital payment options through PayMaya, we are helping ensure a safer ride whenever they book a ride with one of our partner taxis,” said hirna President and CEO Francisco “Coco” Mauricio.
By supporting digital payments for the transportation sector, PayMaya’s cashless solutions provide greater safety and more convenience for operators, drivers, and commuters,” added PayMaya President Shailesh Baidwan.
Equipping PUVs with cashless payments
PayMaya is completing partnerships with several taxi, bus, and TNVS operators and drivers to quickly enable them with cashless payment acceptance through PayMaya QR and card acceptance in their fleets and digital booking channels.
Operators may also utilize PayMaya’s Pay Out disbursement solution to easily distribute salaries and other incentives through their drivers’ PayMaya accounts.
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.
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