Payment cards, more commonly known as plastic money and which include credit, debit and postpaid cards, have entered the Philippine financial system quite recently after the low uptake of the past five years.

More Filipinos have now started to use credit cards for convenience and safety rather than bringing cash. Banks offering such products also offer additional benefits such as accumulation of points, rebates and some other perks and discounts to encourage the use of plastic money.

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