majority of vietnamese choosing the safety of domestic travel destinations

Majority of Vietnamese choosing the safety of domestic travel destinations

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has revealed the great pent-up appetite for travel among Vietnamese consumers.
2021 a year for brands with strategies and improvisation

2021 A year for brands with strategies and improvisation

Looking back at 2021, we can see many different patterns among businesses and brands, with many gains and losses. For those with a set strategy, there was always a bright side to the picture. And many businesses have successfully overcome the most difficult part of their history.
10 countries recognise vietnams vaccine passports

10 countries recognise Vietnam's vaccine passports

The 10 countries that recognised the vaccine passports of Vietnam are Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Belarus, Cambodia, the Philippines, Palestine, and the Maldives.
tourism board proposes complete opening of market from may 1

Tourism board proposes complete opening of market from May 1

The Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), the Private Sector Development Committee (Committee IV) and the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) Alliance have proposed that the Government remove all domestic and international travel restrictions and completely reopen the tourism market from May 1.
vietnamese film receives documentary award from south korea

Vietnamese film receives documentary award from South Korea

In early December, the For Vietnamese Stature Foundation officially released the documentary “Improvisational theatre for perception changing and problem solving”. This is the only Vietnamese initiative to receive the 2021 Documentary Video Awards of the Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education (KIGEPE).
30 years of accompanying the countrys key economic sectors part3

30 years of accompanying the country’s key economic sectors part3

Over the past three decades, Vietnam Investment Review has gained positive status in the country’s business press circle. With its particular focus on featuring hot issues related to economics, trade, and investment in Vietnam, as well as the country’s external policies, VIR has earned praise from international organisations, embassies, experts, and the business community as it provides them with insightful and useful information on the ups and downs of the country’s exciting economic development.
smart payments increasingly gain ground among vietnamese consumers

Smart payments increasingly gain ground among Vietnamese consumers

New technologies are driving Vietnam towards a cashless society as smart payments find growing adoption among local consumers, especially for small ticket purchases, according to a recent study by Visa.
greener finance incentives picked up by local banks

Greener finance incentives picked up by local banks

Capital injection from international and local lenders is envisaged to help boost green-driven, sustainable and high-value agricultural models, as well as bridge the gap for the climate-finance market which is still at the nascent stage in Vietnam.
visa makes it a breeze to receive funds from abroad with visa direct

Visa makes it a breeze to receive funds from abroad with Visa Direct

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has partnered with Vietnamese banks to make it easier for Visa debit card holders to receive inbound remittances using MoneyGram and Remitly. Powered by Visa Direct, cardholders will receive the funds directly to their accounts in near real-time.
mastercard to be banned in india for non compliance with data storage rules

Mastercard to be banned in India for non-compliance with data storage rules

India has just announced to ban the US-based payment behemoth Mastercard for non-compliance with data storage rules, effective from July 22.
making vaccine visa trial worthwhile for vietnam

Making vaccine visa trial worthwhile for Vietnam

Kenneth M. Atkinson, founder and senior adviser of Grant Thornton Vietnam cum vice chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board, shared with VIR’s Thanh Van about the chances for Vietnam’s tourism industry when easing quarantine requirements and launching a pilot programme to welcome international tourists.
visa and moca team up to accelerate online shopping and digital payments

Visa and Moca team up to accelerate online shopping and digital payments

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and Moca, a leading digital payments service in Vietnam, have teamed up to encourage consumers to save their Visa payment card-on-file to make fast, convenient, and secure online payments via Moca's payment solutions on the Grab app and other e-commerce platforms.
visa extends support of cashless day to drive growth of non cash payments in vietnam

Visa extends support of Cashless Day to drive growth of non-cash payments in Vietnam

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, is celebrating Cashless Day in Vietnam by raising awareness to the benefits cashless payments provide businesses and consumers across the country.
visa summit highlights rising regional security focus

Visa summit highlights rising regional security focus

Visa hosted its annual Asia-Pacific Visa Security Summit last month and highlighted significant changes in the regional payment landscape, with the increasing demand for contactless payment technologies and a call for greater industry collaboration to tackle security concerns. Pavan Muttireddy, director of Southeast Asia Risk Services at Visa, talked with VIR’s Hoang Anh about his observations on how Visa is addressing stakeholders’ need for secure digital payments.
visa partners sacombank to launch business reporting an sme spend management tool

Visa partners Sacombank to launch Business Reporting, an SME spend management tool

Visa, the global leader in digital payments, has teamed up with Sacombank to provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam with access to an enhanced spend management tool designed to help manage their business expenses more effectively. Visa Business Reporting enables SMEs to track where and how their money is spent, and if they are going beyond budget, making it easier to manage cash flow and compile accurate business expense reports.