500,000 eBelia claims on ShopeePay on first day of launch

KUALA LUMPUR: ShopeePay has recorded an overwhelming uptake of about 500,000 claimants for the RM150 e-wallet credit on the first day of the eBelia programme launch.

The successful claimants not only received RM150 e-wallet credit when they claimed via ShopeePay, but they were also guaranteed an additional RM500 worth of vouchers, bringing the total benefit up to RM650.

In a statement today, Shopee said the extra RM500 worth of vouchers offered youths greater savings on items like learning tools for their studies, or household supplies and groceries for them and the family.

There will be vouchers from brands such as the official Apple distributor, Switch, JBL, MR DIY, Tesco, L’Oreal and YES Prepaid.

ShopeePay Malaysia head Alain Yee said ShopeePay was now accepted at over 750,000 touchpoints nationwide and can be used to make a payment at petrol stations, food and bevarage outlets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies, bookstores, among others.

“While eBelia was announced as an assistance programme to alleviate the financial burden of Malaysian youths and promote cashless spending, we believe that the programme will play a bigger role to simultaneously generate economic activities and sales for local merchants and traders.

“The programme has received overwhelming response thus far, with close to 500,000 claims made via ShopeePay on the first day alone.

“As more Malaysian consumers enter the cashless spending ecosystem, smaller businesses like convenience stores, petty traders, and burger stalls will also see the need to adopt cashless payment methods as part of their operations so they are not left behind,” said Yee.

The eBelia programme is open for registration to Malaysians aged 18 to 20 years old in 2021, or full-time students enrolled in courses equivalent to diploma or Malaysian Skills Certificate Level 4 and above at local public and private registered institutions of higher learning.

Source: NST