wee digital to launch facial payment in convenience store chain gs25

Wee Digital to launch facial payment in convenience store chain GS25

Wee Digital, a digital identity technology company, will bring its FacePay payment system applying facial recognition technology GS25 convenience stores, opening new avenues of convenience for customers.
worlds first launch of visa tap to phone with rapid seller onboarding

World’s first launch of Visa Tap to Phone with Rapid Seller Onboarding

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, is partnering with Sacombank in Vietnam for the world’s first launch of Tap To Phone with Rapid Seller Onboarding, which allows businesses to transform smartphones and tablets into contactless point-of-sale terminals using a simple mobile app.
vnpay honoured with national brand award 2020

VNPay honoured with National Brand Award 2020

Undergoing strict select criteria by the Judging Panel, VNPAY has just been honoured at the Vietnam National Brand Awards 2020 for its VNPAY-QR code payment solution on November 25.    
shb finance co operates with mastercard to issue international credit cards

SHB Finance co-operates with MasterCard to issue international credit cards

 SHB Finance Co., Ltd. (SHB Finance) and MasterCard has just signed a co-operation agreement aimed to develop international credit card services in favour of SHB Finance customers.    
core functions possibly at stake without sufficient digitalisation

Core functions possibly at stake without sufficient digitalisation

Payment intermediary is one among three core functions, and has always been considered as a unique and unparalleled feature of commercial banks. However, this might not be the case anymore as a number of century-old brands have collapsed due to their conservative mindset and unwillingness to change.
visa and nexttech sign partnership to support social commerce merchants in vietnam

Visa and NextTech sign partnership to support social commerce merchants in Vietnam

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and NextTech Group, Vietnam’s leading digital transformation group, have signed a three-year partnership to promote the adoption of digital payments among small business owners in Vietnam’s rapidly-growing social commerce sector.
vietnam to allow banks to use foreign e wallets for intl payments

Vietnam to allow banks to use foreign e-wallets for int’l payments

The State Bank of Vietnam is drafting a circular regarding cashless payments which might allow domestic commercial banks and domestic intermediary payment companies to co-operate with foreign intermediary payment companies to provide international payment services.
visa study uncovers untapped opportunity for smartphone payments in asia pacific

Visa study uncovers untapped opportunity for smartphone payments in Asia-Pacific

As consumers and businesses across the Asia-Pacific increasingly turn to digital payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, Visa has accelerated the availability of tap to phone solutions in Vietnam in order to bring more micro and small businesses into the digital economy. Tap to phone enables sellers to accept Visa contactless payments directly on their own Android NFC-enabled smartphones, without the need for a separate payment acceptance terminal.
vbsp a helping hand to employees in covid 19 times

VBSP: a helping hand to employees in COVID-19 times

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has just hosted a national online conference with the bank’s headquarters and branch offices in localities nationwide on the deployment of payments for work suspension to support firms in dealing with the pandemic.
vietnam post rolls out state of the art qr code payment

Vietnam Post rolls out state-of-the art QR code payment

State-owned corporation Vietnam Post has officially begun applying QR code payment through VNPAY-QR to optimise the payment process for customers while simultaneously mitigating cash-related risks by moving towards cashless payment across the country.
appotapay greenlighted to provide intermediary payment services

AppotaPay greenlighted to provide intermediary payment services

AppotaPay JSC, under game publisher Appota Group, has been granted a payment intermediary service license by the State Bank of Vietnam, making it the latest player in Vietnam's e-payment landscape.
central bank updates security for card payments

Central bank updates security for card payments

In the wake of new advances in science and technology that pose challenges to security and confidentiality, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is drafting amendments to Circular 47/2014/TT-NHNN with new technical regulations on security and confidentiality for the card payment system.
vietnamese to receive remittance payments via app of japanese seven bank

Vietnamese to receive remittance payments via app of Japanese Seven Bank

Seven Bank announced that it will first provide remittance services to Vietnam with a money remittance platform supplied by its partner DBS Bank.
first vietnamese bank allows transactions in rok for local card holders

First Vietnamese bank allows transactions in RoK for local card holders

TPBank has become the Vietnamese first bank to allow all domestic cardholders to make payment and withdrawal transactions in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in addition to international debit cards or credit cards.
boosting vietnamese smes by bridging the digital divide

Boosting Vietnamese SMEs by bridging the “digital divide”

For many SMEs, there exists a “digital divide” – a divide which separates businesses that have access to critical growth-driving tools like digital payments, e-commerce platforms, and advanced cloud-based bookkeeping software from those businesses who do not.