The City Government of Manila partnered with PayMaya to deploy contactless payments via PayMaya QR to the newly launched vendors stalls provided by the city government. Buyers at the “cashless stalls” located near the Manila City Hall and in Divisoria may soon pay using their PayMaya app and without having to hand out cash to vendors. By using contactless payments, consumers and merchants can help in preventing the spread of virus given the current COVID-19 crisis and promote public safety on the streets.
The City of Manila is at the forefront of transforming the nation’s capital into one of the first “cashless cities” around the country as it earlier partnered with PayMaya in disbursing benefits to senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and solo parents through their PayMaya cards even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. To further strengthen its cashless ecosystem, the city has launched around 90 of these new vendor stalls that will be equipped with PayMaya QR as it prepares to restart the local economy following the continuing quarantine in the city.
“We want to give vendors around Manila a dignified way to sell their goods, which is why we built these upgraded stalls for them, free of charge. And to further improve the way they run their business, we are equipping them with contactless payments with the help of PayMaya,” said Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso during the PayMaya and USAID E-PESO Project webinar on “Effective Delivery of Government Aid through Digital Disbursements” on Thursday, July 2.
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“Manila City is one of the LGUs that are leading the way in digitalization. Citizens can receive their financial assistance direct to their own PayMaya accounts linked to their Manila City ID cards, and now vendors can easily and safely accept cashless payments via PayMaya. We are proud to be a partner in the city’s digitalization efforts,” said PayMaya Founder and CEO Orlando Vea.
To help more local governments around the country quickly adapt to the rising digital wave, PayMaya recently launched its LEAD or LGUs Embracing and Accelerating Digitalization Program, which seeks to empower local governments with the right digital financial services tools in the pursuit of better service to the public.
To know more about how to fast-track the groundwork towards a more progressive and digital LGU, visit http://enterprise.paymaya.com or send an email to [email protected] for further details.
