Smart, BDO partner for "Buy Now, Pay Later" for iPhone units

PLDT's wireless arm Smart Communications has teamed up with BDO Unibank to allow the latter's cardholders to buy iPhone devices at 0 percent interest.

Smart, BDO partnership

"Buy Now, Pay Later" available for BDO cardholders

In a statement, Smart said the promo is available at select Smart Stores across the country. The promo will run until August 25 of this year, it added.

The promo covers all active and current Principal and Supplementary Cardholders of BDO Mastercard, Visa, JCB, Diners Club, UnionPay, and American Express Credit Cards issued by BDO.

With "Buy Now, Pay Later," the first monthly installment will be billed to the cardholder's next statement from the transaction date for added convenience.

Under the promo, cardholders can get an iPhone 11 (64GB) for only PHP 1,808 per month for 12 months, or the latest iPhone 15 (128GB) for PHP 4,067 per month for 12 months - both with 0 percent interest.

Other variants of iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone 15 are also part of the promo. Moreover, each device is bundled with a FREE Smart Prepaid eSIM and Magic Data 99, which comes with 2GB of non-expiring data, enabling cardholders to connect immediately.

Through our exciting partnership with BDO, credit cardholders now have more ease, convenience, and flexibility to be able to upgrade to the iPhone model of their choice, and make the most of it powered by our superior mobile network, said Alex O. Caeg, Head of Smart Consumer Wireless Business.

Ma. Nannette R. Regala, BDO Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Banking Group Marketing, said the company's partnership with Smart is part of its efforts to continuously offer "our credit cardholders a superior shopping experience, greater choice, and flexible options".

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