Homegrown e-wallet Boost has been selected by the Government as an official e-wallet for the ePENJANA initiative, which will officially kick off on 31 July 2020 and will run until 30 September 2020. Qualified Malaysians can soon get their RM50 allocated for the programme transferred into their Boost e-wallets. As part of the larger PENJANA National Economic Recovery Plan, The RM50 e-PENJANA incentive is open to all Malaysians above 18 years of age with an annual income below RM100,000.
Boost is encouraging new and existing users, who have not done so previously, to perform the eKYC (Know Your Customer) account verification process early to be able to claim the RM50 e-wallet incentive with Boost. Undergoing the eKYC process will also upgrade users’ wallets from Basic to Premium, enabling users to benefit from the full range of functions and features Boost has to offer, including a larger wallet size of RM4,999.
Users can easily perform the eKYC verification process with these four simple steps:
1. Under the ‘Profile’ tab, click on ‘My Wallet’.
2. Click ‘Upgrade’
3. Follow the instructions by taking pictures of your IC and a selfie
4. Click ‘Submit’ and wait for the success confirmation
Apart from performing the verification, users also need to install and register for the MySejahtera app to benefit from the RM50 Government incentive announced by the Prime Minister as well as numerous offers from Boost throughout the campaign period.
Boost has lined up a series of exciting offers and perks for successful claimants that will supplement the RM50 ePENJANA incentive. Users can stay tuned by following Boost’s official Facebook page at facebook.com/myboostapp and Instagram account at instagram.com/myboostapp, or alternatively, visit www.myboost.com.my.
