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A Tale of Two Digital Wallets in the Philippines: GCash vs Maya

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For more than a decade ago, GCash and Paymaya were the two digital wallets that people in the Philippines used. Gcash gained more popularity over Paymaya. Perhaps due to name recall since it got ahead over Paymaya.  It's also a battle between Globe vs Smart. Before they became open to all networks the only ones who can apply are those using the same networks. When I closed my Unionbank debit account because I had to pay maintenance every year, I found Paymaya to be the best to attach to my Paypal account and I did not even spend anything to do so. Years went by then Paymaya turned into a bank and changed its name to Maya. It was a good move. Short. Two syllables just like GCash. Being a bank, though, is its best benefit.

Getting Back Up After a Very Long Hiatus

 I can't recall how long ago was it when I stopped blogging. Probably in 2012. Based on my Blogger blogs, I started in December of 2006. In 2007 I started being more consistent, especially when I have found online friends who also blogged. I think it was in 2008 when i began buying my own domains. I remember I accumulated around 3 dozens, which I also gave up due to high maintenance.  I used to say that my pen (or keyboard) is mightier than my tongue. I guess it still is. I just got to a point that I stopped writing. Probably because I became more interested in crafting. I've been a crafter since I was a kid but it was in 2011 when I was given the opportunity to expand into fiber arts (crochet, knit). Someone special enabled me (gave me yarn, hooks, needles) and so my focus switched. We all have 24 hours in a day. We can only do so much.  So why am I restarting my blogging?