While the government’s ePemula cash rollout aims to lighten youth economic burdens, student recipients, however, are facing a different kind of problem.
In an ironic twist, the RM150 per person dispensed into e-wallets cannot be used for online shopping, frustrated students vented on social media.
Instead, the funds are meant to be used in physical shops, by scanning merchant QR codes at shop counters.
Registration for ePemula opened today for full-time students of local higher education institutions, aged between 18 and 20.
Yesterday, the finance ministry stated that the e-cash will be distributed through four service providers, namely BigPay, GrabPay, ShopeePay and Touch ‘n Go eWallet.
Dear government, if you don't want to give us money then just don't. What's with this epemula that can't be used online? What's even the point ๐คก. Do you think that every shop have e-wallet payment? Kalau student Kat area kampung tu ingat diorang ada ke?
— yune (@sol_eric00) April 11, 2022
Announced under Budget 2022, the ePemula programme also aims to “encourage cashless spending by youths”.
However, many social media users have raised concerns for students living and studying in areas where shops rarely accept e-wallet payments.
One social media user has also requested help from the e-commerce platform, Shopee, to assist on the matter.
who else claimed ePemula at shopee ๐๐ป♀️๐ shopee pls do something, pls have mercy to student who cannot use it offline bcs we cannot go out from college @ShopeeMY
— ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ท (ใฃ◔◡◔)ใฃ (@hwangjiniretsam) April 11, 2022
ShopeePay, in a statement today, revealed that the RM150 credits can only be used for in-store offline transactions.
But while many grappled with accessing the credits, others have found a way to withdraw the funds and use them online.
This includes using the funds to purchase ShopeePay top-up cards at a convenience store.
@Zaiful_edi suggested withdrawing the funds into their bank account, by creating one’s own merchant QR code using the Maybank QRpaybiz application.
“Actually anyone with a business (bank) account can already use your own DuitNow QR code and transfer the funds out.
“I tried using my CIMB QR code but it didn’t work. It only works if the receiver is a merchant,” the Twitter user shared.
Okay aku tengok ramai tengah complain pasal ePemula takleh guna untuk online payment. Ada yang bagi suggestion pergi 7E beli topup shopee or whatever but meh sini aku ajar cara lagi senang takpayah keluar rumah. Refer thread dekat bawah ๐๐ป
— Zefel (@Zaiful_edi) April 11, 2022
The finance ministry has allocated some RM300 million for the programme, expected to cater to approximately two million eligible Malaysians.
The registration and claim period began today and will end on June 1.
The e-cash credit must be spent by June 10, 2022. - Mkini
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