Can i use debit cards in Uber Manila?

Uber Manila is a cashless based transportation service and mostly you need a credit card before you can request a ride. But you should also know that you could use debit card in Uber Manila to request for a ride too.

By using a debit card in Uber Manila, you would need to go on a little process. It might take a few hours before you could make it work as it will rely on a Uber Technologies Inc's support team to fix the issue.

What would be the issue if I use a debit card in Uber Manila?

The main issue of using a debit card would be Uber system will detect it as fraud since debit card isn't designed for an automatic transaction. But don't fret because there is a way to make your debit card work in Uber Manila. (you can read this article how to make a debit card work in Uber Manila)

It will take a few hours till you can use your debit card for Uber, it's the only way or else you'll get the error message "your card is deemed invalid".

Things you should remember to make your debit card work:

Your debit card should have at least PHP 500 pesos
Your debit card should be a visa or mastercard
Your debit card won't work if you will enroll it with Uber Manila 3 months before it expires
Your debit card should be locally issued if you created your account in the Philippines.

List of debit cards that works in Uber Manila

Here are the list of working debit cards in Uber Manila, almost all of them can be obtained from the bank or telecom business centers.

BPI ePrepaid card/ BPI Debit card
BDO Debit card with Mastercard logo
GCash debit card with master card logo
GCash Beep Card with mastercard logo
Unionbank Eon visa debit card
Landbank Visa debit card
Metrobank debit card
EastWest debit card with visa logo
Smart Money debit card with mastercard logo
Paymaya beep card with visa logo

Actually any local issued debit card will work in Uber Manila. Usually getting a debit card is really easy but it could take days, but if you don't have a debit card and still want to ride Uber then we suggest that you get a debit card. Usually it only cost P150 to get a debit card.

Smart Money debit card and GCash Beep Card can easily be obtained at their business centers. You only need to provide 2 valid ID's and pay P150 + initial top up so that you can use it for Uber Manila.

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