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Landbank Easy Padala Remittance Service

Posted in March 6th, 2008
by ka edong in Remittance, e-banking

The LandBank of the Philippines has a set of remittance services that leverages the presence of their Land Bank offices in foreign countries such as Italy, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, UAE, Kuwait and the US. Their remittance service is hinged around being able to transfer funds from a local LandBank account to a foreign currency LandBank [...]

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BDO Internet Banking Security Bulletin on Phishing

Posted in March 3rd, 2008
by ka edong in Scams, e-banking

I first wrote about a phishing attempt in Jan 2007. It was targetted at BPI Expressonline users.
Here are a few excerpts from that article followed by tips from BDO on how to protect yourself from Phishing.
What is Phishing?
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How to Manage Finances from Abroad - A Real-life Example

Posted in January 23rd, 2008
by ka edong in Remittance, e-banking

I asked my friend Denggoy to describe to me how he manages his finances from Switzerland.
Before I give you his reply, let me summarize the building blocks of effective finance management from outside the Philippines — Remote Finance Management.
By Remote Finance Management, I mean being able to save, make payments, allot budgets and invest in [...]

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Pay Meralco Bills from Switzerland

Posted in January 22nd, 2008
by ka edong in e-banking

I received this email from a friend from the other side of the globe over at Switzerland.
I was excited to read his email especially since just a few hours before the emai, I was interviewed by Erwin Oliva of Inquirer and did in fact mention an example of : “… how to pay Meralco bills [...]

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eBiz Visa Cash Card

Posted in January 7th, 2008
by ka edong in e-banking

Some Western Union branches carry an additional brand named “eBiz”. Here’s a clipping from an eBiz flyer about the eBiz Visa cash Card:

ATM Access sa Buong Mundo! - Puwedeng gamiting pang-withdraw sa Bancnet, Megalink at ExpressNet ATMs sa Pilipinas o Visa ATM abroad. Globally accepted ito — magagamit ang inyong card sa mahigit 4,000 ATMs [...]

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ATM cards for the common Pinoy

Posted in January 6th, 2008
by ka edong in e-banking

One thing I’ve noticed over the past 8 years or so is the proliferation of ATM cards among the common Pinoy.
There was a time when only the better-off office-class workers had ATM cards. The use of the ATM was a luxury only a small percentage of better-off Filipinos had. Other Pinoys would need to line [...]

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