KUALA LUMPUR: Touch 'n Go Group via Touch 'n Go eWallet has been selected to participate in ePemula, an initiative by the Finance Ministry.
With a strong network of over 17 million e-wallet users and over 1.7 million merchant acceptance points, the Touch 'n Go eWallet, in a statement, supports the government's continuous efforts to promote cashless spending, and at the same time encouraging offline businesses to accept cashless transactions.
"The ePemula credit can only be used for offline purchases. We have the largest network physical retail merchants whereby the youths and students may use the claimed credit at the bookstores for their study needs, nasi lemak stalls for their morning fix, pay for their teh tarik and roti canai when they meet some friends at the mamak restaurants, or even if they choose to get new outfits from Uniqlo and have good meals at McDonald's after," said TNG Digital's Chief Executive Officer, Alan Ni.
Malaysian citizens aged 18 to 20 in 2022 (born in 2002 to 2004) as well as full-time students taking diploma or Malaysian Skills Certificate Level 4 (SKM4) and above at registered local higher education institutions are eligible to claim the RM150 ePemula credit.
On top of the ePemula credit, Touch 'n Go eWallet will also reward claimants with over RM200 worth of vouchers from more than 25 of its merchant partners across all categories—online, retail, F&B, telco, transportation, as well as from lifestyle brands such as Starbucks, 7-Eleven, Lazada, Tealive, MR DIY, Uniqlo, Hotlink, Firefly, and many more.
"As Malaysians recover during this endemic period, we are aligned with the Government's approach to not only revive Malaysia's economy via digitalisation but also ensuring that the next generation of Malaysia reaps the benefits through financial support and safer transaction avenues.
"Parents are also urged to encourage their eligible children to claim with us as we also reward them with our offline and online merchants' vouchers to help them with their needs. They are encouraged to choose us as a safer payment option and we are available at most physical shops around them," added Ni.
The ePemula programme runs from April 11, 2022 until June 1, 2022.
Claims can only be used for in-store retail purchases and must be utilised by June 10, 2022. It is non-transferable to other eWallet accounts and cannot be used for any app integrated transactions including e-commerce, online purchases, bill payments, mobile prepaid top-ups, games' purchases, financial products and services, PayDirect, RFID, and cash-outs.
Touch 'n Go eWallet calls for the eligible Malaysians to complete the account verification process if they have not done so, in order to receive the ePemula credit.