Pera Hub boosts digital platform; CIMB lights communities

MANILA  -The Aboitiz group has rolled out a ramped-up digital platform for mobile transactions, including money transfers, e-commerce payments and bills payments.

Pera Hub launched a more enhanced mobile app with a new virtual card feature, which enables users to experience a fast and easy way to do transactions online without using any physical card or having the need to go to a branch.

The virtual card enables sending or receiving Western Union domestic and international remittances; interbank transfers to over 50 banks and e-wallets; and bills payments with over 250 billers to choose from.

Also, the virtual card offers free Pera Hub to Pera Hub fund transfer; cash-in via ECPay at over 15,000 partner locations nationwide; cashout at any of the 186 Pera Hub branches nationwide without additional charges; e-load and game credits; and affordable microinsurance.

Further, the virtual card is powered by Visa and may be used at Lazada, Shopee, Amazon and other local and international online shopping platforms.

“With the enhanced mobile app and the new Pera Hub Virtual Card feature, we want to create a digital experience that is inclusive for all so they always have access to convenient remittance and other financial services across different channels,” Pera Hub president and chief executive Ian Ocampo said in a statement.

CIMB, Liter of Light partnership

Meanwhile, CIMB Bank Philippines worked with nonprofit organization Liter of Light to build solar lamps for communities with limited access to electricity, particularly indigenous peoples in San Marcelino, Zambales.

Heavy rains and flooding caused by Typhoon “Egay” in July knocked out electricity services in the area.
Liter of Light—a global, grassroots movement committed to providing affordable, sustainable solar lights to people with little or no access to electricity—has installed more than 350,000 bottle lights in more than 15 countries.

“At CIMB, we understand that the climate emergency is real,” CIMB Bank Philippines chief executive Vijay Manoharan said in a statement. “We want to be able to foster a purposeful workplace for our employees through volunteer activities like this to help them become responsible corporate citizens.”