Get unlimited cashback with ePemula on BigPay
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 11 April 2021 – BigPay, a Malaysian homegrown fintech company has been selected by the Malaysian government to be one of the official e-wallet partners for the ePemula initiative.
Through ePemula, the government aims to advance Malaysia’s digital ambitions and ensure digital inclusivity by encouraging cashless transactions.
With a RM300 million allocation from MOF, the initiative will help to accelerate post-COVID recovery and prosperity among youths and SMEs.
BigPay users will be able to claim their RM150 credit at offline merchants via BigPay card payment or BigPay DuitNow QR payment feature, and also have access to the full suite of financial services available on the platform, including payments, international remittance, personal loans, micro insurance and budgeting tools.
Participation in ePemula
Through its participation in ePemula, BigPay remains committed to its mission of driving financial wellbeing among the underserved segments.
Starting from April 11, Malaysian citizens between the ages of 18 and 20 years old in 2022, or full-time students enrolled in courses equivalent to diploma or SKM4 and above in an institution of higher learning (IHL) registered with one of the relevant ministries will be able to claim RM150 directly from the BigPay app.
On top of the RM150 stimulus, BigPay will also reward its ePemula users with incredible offers with up to RM1,500 vouchers from airasia, airasia Academy, ZALORA and more, and unlimited cashback from selected partnering merchants, powered by Pulse iD.
During the campaign period, 3 new users will stand a chance to win an iPhone 13 when they sign up for BigPay with the promocode ‘PCEPEMULA’. Additionally, 20 lucky users will stand to win 5,000 airasia reward points when they claim and spend their ePemula credit with BigPay.
“The pandemic has shown that digital payments are without a doubt the way forward and this is a fantastic accelerator to encourage young Malaysians to support local businesses and spend digitally”, said Salim Dhanani, CEO and Co-Founder of BigPay.
BigPay is the only e-wallet player part of ePemula that gives you a card that can be used at over 46 million merchants in Malaysia both online and offline.
Users are encouraged to go through the simple sign-up process for the BigPay account and get their card as soon as possible, so that they can claim their RM150 from 11 April to 1 June.
The official launch event for ePemula will be happening on Friday, 15 April with YAB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, the Malaysian Prime Minister, and Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Finance in attendance.