4 Easy Steps in Paying Bills in BPIExpressOnline

I previously said that I’m very lazy when it comes to paying my bills, specifically my Smart Bro bills. I find it a big hassle going to Smart Center or to any bayad centers. This laziness of mine prompted me to look for an easy way pay my bills. That easy way is by paying my Smart Bro bills through BPIExpressOnline.

Paying bills through BPIExpressOnline requires enrolment. So I enrolled my Smart Bro bills first before paying my last month’s due with Smart. For easy steps in enrolling your bills please read my post How to Enroll Bills in BPIExpressOnline.

Step 1: Log-in to your BPIExpressOnline online.

Step 2: Initiate bills payment by hovering the mouse cursor over the “Payments & Reloading” link then click “Bills Payment” and click “Pay Bills Today”. See the image below for details.

Step 3: Put in your BPI account details, merchant details, and amount to be paid.

This page also allows you to input remarks. I suggest that you type in remarks on this page so you can have a reminder when receive the confirmation email for this payment.

Click the “Submit” button after you checked that the details you entered is correct.

Step 4: Check the details of your transaction on the pop-up window that appeared. Click the “OK” button if everything is correct.

A confirmation page will appear, which confirms that you’re done paying your bill in BPIExpressOnline.

Just follow the steps written here for every bill that you need to pay.

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For steps in enrolling your BPI account in BPIExpressOnline, please read my post How to Enroll at BPIExpressOnline.

Images for this post were screen-grabbed from BPIExpressOnline.

Barbie Jollibee Party Theme Still Here

I said in a previous post that the Barbie theme for Jollibee Party is is only available up to August 15, 2013. I also said in a previous post that the Barbie theme will be replaced by the Hello Kitty theme for Jollibee party.

I think that not all that I wrote came true. The reason for this is that the Barbie theme is still available for Jollibee party.

Yes. You read that right.

Barbie theme is still available for Jollibee party.

This is a good news for little girls who want to have a Barbie themed Jollibee party.

It seems like the Jollibee extended the availability of this party theme because it is in great demand. Many little girls wanted to have Barbie as their Jollibee party theme.

According to Jollibee Party Website, the Barbie theme is available until October 15, 2013.

The Barbie party theme is still included in the selection of party themes in the Jollibee Party Website.

As of now, the available Jollibee party themes are: Hello Kitty, My Best Friend Jollibee, Jollitown, Barbie and Batman.

So, if you are having a Jollibee party then you can try the Barbie theme before the time runs out.

Remember, Barbie theme is only available until October.

How to Enroll 3rd Party Accounts for BPIExpressOnline Fund Transfer

Transferring funds between your BPI accounts is easy with BPIExpressOnline. All you need is to enroll your BPI accounts and then transfer funds in the "My Portfolio" page of your BPIExpressOnline. For detailed steps for transferring funds between your BPI accounts, please visit my blog post How to Transfer Funds in BPIExpressOnline. If you are yet to enroll your BPI account, please read my post How to Enroll at BPIExpressOnline.

There are times that you need to transfer funds to a BPI account that is not yours. Transferring funds to a 3rd party account is not easy because BPIExpressOnline requires enrollment.

Here are the steps when enrolling 3rd party accounts for BPIExpressOnline transfer.

Step 1: To initiate 3rd party account enrollment, go to "My Portfolio" and hover the mouse cursor over the "Funder Transfer" link. Click on the "Enroll Third Party Accounts" link on the drop down menu.

Step 2: The next step is selecting the method of enrollment that is most convenient to you. There three methods that you can choose from. These methods are: "Print, Sign and Mail"; "Print, Sign and Submit Form to Your Branch"; and "Visit Your Branch". Please click the image below for a larger view.

I selected the "Print, Sign and Submit Form to Your Branch" method in this case. You can select the method that you want by clicking the radio button beside your selected method.

Step 3: The next step is that you fill out the details of the 3rd party account enrollment. Please click the image below for a larger view.

Select your BPI account that you want to be source of the funds. Type in the joint account indicator (JAI) number. Then you should type in the account name and account number of the 3rd party account.

Check if you typed in the correct info then click the "Continue" button.

Step 4: Verify the correctness of your data on the "Third Party Funds Transfer Enrollment Form". Click the "Submit & Print" button if you see no error in the form. Please click the image below for a larger view.

A confirmation page will appear after you clicked the "Submit & Print" button.

Step 5: The last step is submitting the "Third Party Funds Transfer Enrollment Form" to the branch where your BPI account is based. The BPI branch staff will process the enrollment. All you need to do is wait for the 3rd party account to appear to your BPIExpressOnline account.

Reminders for BPIExpressOnline Fund Transfer Enrollment

1. Please take note that only 20 is the maximum number of accounts that can be enrolled in a BPI account number. Meanwhile, 140 is the maximum number of accounts that can be enrolled per client. "Accounts" in this case bills or merchants and government institutions enrolled in bills payment, Express Cash or Express Money Order cards enrolled for reloading, prepaid mobile numbers enrolled in Prepaid Cellphone Reload facility and all third party account enrollments.

2.The third party accounts that are eligible for BPIExpressOnline fund transfer facility are the following: Express Teller Savings or Checking Accounts (individual account), Passbook Savings Account (individual account), Maxi Accounts for Individuals, Platinum Savings or Platinum for Kids, BPI Direct Savings and Checking Accountd, and Pangarap Savings.

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Images on this blog post was obtained from BPIExpressOnline.