Prepare for Shopping Marathon- Reload Your ePrepaid Card!
Published: September 7, 2013 | Updated: February 7, 2020 | Posted by: Moneymax | Lifestyle
With BPI ePrepaid cards, you can shop from virtual marketplaces and brick-and-mortar stores. However, you need to reload your BPI ePrepaid cards before you embark on the thrilling shopping marathon. Read on to find out how to reload your BPI ePrepaid.
How to Check the Balance of My ePrepaid Card
You can inquire your real-time card balance through the following channels:
A. Call the BPI Hotline
- Dial 89-100
- Press 4 for the BPI Express Cash.
- Press 1 to inquire the card balance.
- Key-in the16-digit ePrepaid Card number
B. Mobile Phone
- Type BALEC<space> <the 16-digit ePrepaid Card number> (For example: BALEC 123456789012345)
- If you are a GLOBE or TM subscribers, send to 2274. If you are a SMART or TALK’N’TEXT subscriber, send to 3274.
- You will soon be notified about your card balance via SMS.
How much does the service cost? If you are calling the BPI Hotline to inquire your balance, the cost varies depending on your phone network charge per call.
If you are using the second alternative, you will be charged P2.50 for every SMS. You will be unable to inquire the balance via the BPI ATMs.
How to Reload the ePrepaid Cards
You can reload your ePrepaid Cards if you’ve enrolled the cards to your EOL account. Apart from reloading your cards via the BPI Express Online, you can as well use the following alternatives:
- BPI ATMS
- BPI Express Mobile
- BPI ExpressPhone 89-100 (Dial 1 for the Express Teller)
- BPI EDM/ Express Deposit Machine
You can load up to P10,000 through the BPI electronic channels. If you are going to purchase big ticket items, you should increase the reloading limit. You can choose to reload your card up to P50,000 over-the-counter at any BPI or BPI Family Savings Bank branches.
If you don’t have a Savings or Current Account with BPI, BPI Family Savings Bank, or BPI Direct, you cannot utilize the BPI Express Online to reload your card on the Internet. However, there are some channels that you can avail of in order to reload your card.
- BPI ATMS
- BPI EDM/ Express Deposit Machine
- Deposits Over-The-Counter
The reloading service is free of charge. Among these alternatives, please choose a method that is the most convenient and easy for you. Enjoy your cashless shopping trips to the max with the BPI ePrepaid Cards.
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