500,000 claimants for eBelia on ShopeePay on first day of launch

ShopeePay, an e-wallet service provider, 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.

The extra RM500 worth of vouchers will offer 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.

Head of ShopeePay Malaysia Alain Yee said, “We are happy to be given this opportunity to collaborate with the Ministry of Finance as one of the official e-wallets for the eBelia programme, as we seek to do more to grow the Malaysian digital economy.

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

Yee said ShopeePay is accepted at over 750,000 touchpoints nationwide and can be used to make a payment at petrol stations, F&B outlets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies and bookstores.

“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. This digital push will be a win for the country’s digital economy,” he added.

The eBelia programme is a government assistance programme under Budget 2021 to alleviate the financial burden of Malaysian youths ages 18 to 20 years old and full-time students at local institutions of higher education.  The amount of RM150 for each youth is credited into any one of the four approved eWallet service providers, including ShopeePay.

To claim the RM150 under eBelia on ShopeePay and get extra RM500 vouchers, visit https://shopee.com.my/m/ebelia-claim.