Alfamart Philippines takes in Mynts’s GCash as cashless payments’ partner

 

Alfamart Philippines has taken in GCash as partner in cashless payments via mobile wallet technology.

The partnership will enable all Alfamart stores to accept payment from users using the QR-based payment technology, according to Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt) which operates GCash.

Afamart is a joint venture between SM and Alfamart Indonesia. It is a small store format that offers consumers basic goods, fresh meat, poultry and vegetables as well as food-to-go. It also offers services such as ATM, bills payment and prepaid load.

With GCash, Alfamart customers can easily pay the exact amount for their purchases using their phone.

“Customers will no longer any need to wait for loose change or pay in smaller denominations, or even stand in line for a long time,” said Anthony Thomas, president and CEO of Mynt.

“From our end, our cashiers need not worry about providing change to customers since it will be a cashless transaction via the GCash Mobile App,” said Robert Kwee, Alfamart Philippines president.
 
To use the scan-to-pay feature of GCash, a customer with an iPhone or an Android smartphone needs to download the latest version of the GCash App, register an account, and fund the GCash wallet.

To pay for purchases and services, the customer has to tap on Scan QR and point a phone’s camera at the partner’s QR code. —VDS, GMA News