【Consumption Coupon Phase 2 / PayMe / BoC Pay / Octopus / Octopus Cap / Alipay HK Alipay / WeChat Pay / Tap & Go / Promotions] The government announced the details of the new round of consumer coupons yesterday (13th), and the company with the highest adoption rate last year was Octopus , and then offer stay and transfer offers.
Regarding the 3,000-yuan upper limit that the public has been ill-conditioned, Octopus explained in detail at the press conference today (14th), saying that after learning that government consumption coupons do not violate the 3,000-yuan upper limit, it is reviewing the regulations and will have the opportunity to use the consumption coupons as soon as the end of the year. The limit has been raised to 4,000 yuan, and the authenticated user (registered Octopus with real name) can even be increased to 10,000 yuan, in order to prepare for the opportunity to distribute coupons in the future.
Octopus also pointed out that the distribution of consumer coupons in batches is a mechanism established by the government, and clarified that: "There may be reports that question the Octopus system with microphones pre-packing money and slowly dispatching returning citizens. In fact, this is not the case."
▼The second issue of $5000 coupon Q&A▼
+2
The value of the Octopus voucher cannot be distinguished from the ordinary stored value
Kam Chi-shen, Chief Operating Officer of Octopus, said that the government is distributing consumer coupons to promote consumption by the public, and people are not happy to store them. However, unlike other payment instruments, Octopus does not have an account with an expiry date, so Octopus is distributed in two separate ways of $2,000.
"Octopus, when you drop a card, is inseparable from the amount of other Octopus." In other words, Octopus distributes consumer coupons several times separately, and the last 1,000 yuan can be used freely, which helps Octopus limit the user's period of use and encourage users to use it. Coupons.
Consumer coupons｜Octopus spends 250 million yuan to retain customers, new and old users can save up to 200 yuan for stamps
Octopus: I hope the public will be able to wash the same time at the same time
Gan also pointed out that government regulations, citizens' expectations, and convenience are being reviewed to consider the one-off distribution of consumer coupons in the future, and the system upgrade project is currently underway.
However, he emphasized that since Octopus has as many as 160,000 payment points, in addition to its own system upgrades, the docking system of relevant merchants must also be developed and tested, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year to early next year. I hope the citizens can take the same wash once at the same time.”
Octopus Clarifies: Government Consumption Vouchers Are Not "Pocketed First"
Octopus Sales and Marketing Director Li Yuer explained that the distribution of consumer coupons in batches is a mechanism established by the government. The amount of all consumer coupons, including the last 1,000 yuan, must be handed over to Octopus by the government on schedule before they can be distributed to the public.
Therefore, she clarified: "There may be reports questioning that the Octopus system has pocketed money in advance and sent returning citizens slowly. In fact, this is not the case."
However, the government regulations do stipulate that the maximum stored value of non-real-name authentication payment instruments is 3,000 yuan.
The authorities only stated at the beginning of the month that the funds for consumer vouchers come from the government, and the HKMA has informed payment instrument licensees that consumer vouchers are not subject to this restriction, and emphasized that Octopus has not raised the limit and is not subject to legal or regulatory requirements.
In other words, if a citizen uses all the voucher amount, but the stored value limit still exceeds $3,000, the Octopus is a violation.
Consumer coupons | The government says Octopus is not subject to legal restrictions, 3,000 yuan Expert: No way to change the law
In the future, users with authenticated identities may be able to increase to the upper limit of 10,000 yuan
Kam Chi-shen responded that the goal of Octopus is to be simple and easy to use. It is hoped that after citizens spend all their consumption coupons, the maximum stored value of their Octopus will continue to be RMB 3,000.
He said that it would take time to review the regulations and communicate with the government to confirm that Octopus' understanding was correct, reiterating: "At that time, I hope that we will meet the expectations of the public and catch 4,000 mosquitoes in one go."
As for authenticated users, can the limit for receiving coupons be increased?
Gan Ze said that it has been in progress, but the premise is that users must be authenticated with ID cards and can be upgraded in accordance with government regulations.
"If the identity is verified, the balance is not 3,000 mosquitoes, it may be 5,000, 6,000 mosquitoes, or even 10,000 mosquitoes. It doesn't matter how much consumption coupons you have."
▼Octopus App to receive coupons▼
+1
Consumer Coupon｜Octopus spends 250 million yuan to retain customers, new and old users save stamps and get up to 200 yuan of consumption coupons｜Overview of registration and transfer details, one more step is required to continue to use Octopus. You can get an extra 20 yuan cash coupons. The second installment of $5,000 can be "transferred". One thing to note for Octopus users