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Written by: Zhong Yan
2021-06-09 20:03
The last update date: 2021-06-09 20:03
Consumer vouchers have been talking about for several months. Financial Secretary Chen Maobo recently stated that details will be announced later this month, and registration is expected to begin in early July.
Octopus is one of the designated electronic payment operators for consumer vouchers. It sent an email to users today (9th) stating that if an Octopus card is used to receive consumer vouchers, the balance of the Octopus card cannot be transferred to the Octopus until the consumption amount reaches 5,000 yuan. Wallet means that citizens who use Octopus to apply for consumer vouchers will find it difficult to use consumer vouchers for online shopping.
Octopus explained that the arrangement is to ensure that consumer coupons are used to pay for local consumption, and customers can still use another Octopus card to top up the Octopus wallet, or use FPS to top up the wallet.
At present, in addition to designated stores, customers who use Octopus online shopping must use Octopus wallets to add value to the Octopus Mastercard.
(Octopus website)
At present, if you want to use Octopus to shop online, except for a small number of merchants that accept Octopus card payment, most of them need to use the rechargeable virtual platinum prepaid card Octopus Mastercard, which is used like a credit card, and the payment amount is directly deducted from the Octopus wallet.
However, the Octopus wallet can also directly "cash out" the balance to the bank.
Octopus sends emails to users, stating that in order to ensure that coupons are used to pay for local purchases, instead of transferring them into bank accounts for deposits through Octopus wallets, if users register for Octopus cards to register for consumption coupons, the card will accumulate eligible spending of 5,000 Before Yuan, the Octopus wallet could not be added.
Even if you use Octopus to receive coupons, online shopping will be restricted.
The Octopus replied to the inquiry that the arrangement is to ensure that the coupon is used to pay for local consumption. If users need to use the Octopus card to top up the Octopus wallet on a regular basis, if there is automatic value-added service, they must choose another Octopus card to receive the coupon, or set up Faster transfer, transfer money from your bank account to Octopus wallet to add value.
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