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Bpi's email instructions say to mail the signed enrollment form to BPI Fulfillment Banking, 9/F BPI Card Center, 8753 Paseo de Roxas... That address worked last year. But this year, di na. The courier I used said that delivery failed because the "consignee moved." I tweeted @TalktoBPI and they gave me the updated mailing address: (Image) BPI Fulfillment Banking Group 18th Floor, BPI Buendia Center Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City 1003 Sana tama na to... try ulit ipadala ngayon. (Image)

... Is such a waste of time. I have been trying to get through to them the whole day. I have called so many times. Each time their phone system picks up, I am put on hold. Aaaaaarghhhh!

I used this a few years ago, enrolled a third party account to transfer funds online. I filled and printed out the form, and had someone go to local bpi branch to submit it for me. In my case, they brought it back cuz the bank officer said my signature looked like it was scanned... that's what I got for using my favorite fine-tip gel pen. I printed another set and signed it with a ballpoint pen, even pressed a little harder to show that it's really handwritten. And the bank accepted it just fine. I believe the 3rd party bpi account I enrolled showed up in mine in 2 or 3 banking days.

Payout of my time deposit from bpi direct is still not in my account. I am getting worried. I don't like that feeling. My time deposit matured on April 28, 2017, Friday. Yesterday was a bank holiday (May 1, 2017, Monday, Labor Day). I checked my account today around 11 AM (Tuesday, regular working day), it's still not there. Of course I emailed them. If it's still not in my account tonight, I'll call. I'm trying to remember if this happened before, if it has been late because payout fell between a weekend and a holiday. Trying to convince myself that this is normal. *UPDATE May 2, 2017, Tuesday, 6:59 PM: Checked my account, it's there na. Yay.