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Allocations by Mercado Pago: “It is such a pleasure to cut their jobs that we do it for free,” said Galperin to answer criticism - Infobae
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Asignaciones por Mercado Pago: “Es tal el placer de cortarles el curro, que lo hacemos gratis”, dijo Galperin para contestar críticas
El fundador de la compañía se refirió la medida que habilita a beneficiarios de programas sociales a cobrar a través de la billetera virtual. El presidente Javier Milei respaldó la postura del empresario
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April 15, 2024
The founder of the company referred to the measure that enables beneficiaries of social programs to collect through the virtual wallet. President Javier Milei supported the businessman's position
FILE PHOTO. The founder and CEO of e-commerce platform Mercado Libre, Marcos Galperin, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme
Beneficiaries of various social assignments and programs in Argentina will be able to collect their benefits with a digital account , through virtual wallets for free . This generated endless reactions and caused even Marcos Galperin to come out with some accusations on social networks.
“ It is such a pleasure to cut the jobs of all the cooperative managers of poverty and pickets, that we do it for free ,” said the founder and CEO of Mercado Libre, in response to the proposal of a user of the social network ), which defined the decision of the national government as “the million-dollar business” that they gave to the businessman.
For days, when the possibility of receiving social allowances through the virtual wallet was announced from Mercado Pago, there was a great stir that included messages of support and others with criticism of the measure. In fact, the President of the Nation himself, Javier Milei , posted the company's statement on his personal account, as well as some publications that supported Galperin .
Marcos Galperín's publication, to respond to user criticism
From Mercado Pago they reported that the collection of the Universal Child Allowance, Family and Pregnancy Allowances, Progresar and the ANSES Home Program will be enabled . And they clarified that its arrival in the virtual wallet will be completely free .
In the same sense, they emphasized that they do not receive “any type of commission for offering it” and that users “can access a prepaid Mastercard card at no cost, and can make withdrawals at participating businesses or ATMs for free.”
The agreement between the National Social Security Administration ( Anses ) and fintech companies , to channel salary collection through digital wallets, dates back to 2019 and was reached with the objective of promoting financial inclusion in the most vulnerable sectors. vulnerable. During the presidency of Alberto Fernández, the initiative lost priority, to the point that virtual wallets were excluded from the possibility of crediting the IFE (Emergency Family Income) that the Government paid during the 2020 quarantine due to the pandemic .
That is why Mercado Pago , one of the most important companies in the sector, indicated that “more than 24 thousand beneficiaries are already receiving their benefits through this means .” “65% of beneficiaries keep their money invested through the digital account and generate returns from their balance in an inflationary context ,” the statement noted, underlining the advantage of not withdrawing the cash, which only 8% of beneficiaries do. users.
Mercado Pago clarified that they will not charge for the service
How to charge for virtual wallet
According to the pension entity, to change payment methods, beneficiaries can do so through “Mi ANSES” , by phone calling number 130 , or in person at any UDAI office (Comprehensive Care Unit) . Once the modification is made, there is a period of up to 60 days for them to begin receiving the benefit through the applications, a procedure that provides more direct and efficient access to their social benefits.If you choose to do it from “My ANSES” , you must:
- Enter the “Mi ANSES” app , with your Social Security code.
- Enter the “ Collection ” section.
- Choose “ Change payment location ”.
- Within the “Type of Payment Method”, select “ Virtual wallet ”.
- Finally, choose the digital wallet
