I also applied the same card.
But that shouldn't warrant worry at current stage till he gets the card and uses at BP.
The card covers other categories too.

I believe you're not the only one in here who can't wrap the head.

Insider job?

You must be kidding!

BP now sends out newsletter?

Just received an email titled "Join the FinTech revolution".

BP App for Android got update.

AMEX top up need to fork out cost.
Supporting cash out and remittance could be very minimum cost.

But they're not competing with GrabPay.
They're not even competing with Boost. Boost also doesn't accept AMEX.

Boost, GrabPay and BigPay are servicing different niche markets.

IMHO, BP is only considering Merchantrade as the threatening competitor since they want to launch the foreign currency remittance service.

BP selling point is competitive forex rate.

This post has been edited by David83: Jan 16 2019, 10:11 PM

My guess that they won't be focusing much on the QR function because there's already the physical card.
With the physical card and contactless enabled, BP no need to worry about merchants list nor merchant recruitment like Boost or GrabPay.

This post has been edited by David83: Jan 16 2019, 10:18 PM

You already said they're thinking BIG. They're thinking BIG which is not locally but overseas.
I think if they enhance the app by enabling NFC payment like the Samsung Pay, they could achieve wider.

You can see how it turns out for GrabPay.

1. BP: bagging on its AA ecosystem with BIG and TuneProtect and collaborating with Mastercard
2. GrabPay: bagging on its huge users base from its GrabCar and Uber. Hope to have similar success with GrabFood but not doing so well (personal opinion). GrabPay supported merchant is very narrow. That's why they want to copy BP to collaborate with Mastercard.
3. Boost: merchants and users recruitment are running nuts up to level that you can't even imagine. Constant promotion and campaign to ensure that they don't lose the top spot.

Sorry for a little OT.

This post has been edited by David83: Jan 16 2019, 10:40 PM

Well enough say.
I rather they focus on the stability, security and reliability rather than explosive expansion.

Remember the unauthorized fund top-up/reload and tracebility.
And also phantom ATM withdrawal without physical card.

This post has been edited by David83: Jan 16 2019, 10:46 PM

Yes but will still lose to BP because BP is backing on Mastercard network.

Why I didn't receive such notification? Is it in-app application or from SNS?

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It's a Hit & Miss at the moment till both sides fix the problem.

No update in Play Store.

iOS always faster than Android!

I already updated my BP app (Android).