local cardholders still use cards for cash withdrawal

Local cardholders still use cards for cash withdrawal

Though the Vietnamese payment card industry has posted impressive growth over the last 20 years, most local cardholders still use the cards for cash withdrawal, rather than conducting their payments with them.
bidv rolls out e connection to benefit market

BIDV rolls out E-Connection to benefit market

After successfully deploying a trial period and signing a cooperation contract, since November Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and FPTS has officially brought the Ellectronic Collection and Payment Connection (E-Connection) into operation.
western union toasts its 8000th agent in vietnam

Western Union toasts its 8,000th agent in Vietnam

Western Union, a leader in global payment services, last week clocked up a landmark 8,000 agents in Vietnam, making it the largest international money remittance network in the country.
businesses shirk social insurance payments as bill mounts to vnd6 trillion

Businesses shirk social insurance payments as bill mounts to VND6 trillion

Vietnamese companies are forecast to owe VND6 trillion ($285.7 million) in social insurance payments to their staff by the end of the year.
restructuring plan could save air india 200 mln

Restructuring plan could save Air India $200 mln

Loss-making national carrier says it is implementing a plan which will cut its loan interest payments by nearly $200 million a year.
car buyers still in a spin

Car buyers still in a spin

Car purchases are still beyond the payment capacity of most local consumers though import tariffs will fall from January 1, 2012.
vietnam airlines offering discount on e payment of tickets

Vietnam Airlines offering discount on e-payment of tickets

Vietnam Airlines will be offering a discount to customers making e-payments for tickets on routes to the ASEAN countries, Northeast Asian countries and to countries in Europe.
three enterprises fined for violating foreign currency trading rules

Three enterprises fined for violating foreign currency trading rules

Bank inspectors in Hanoi have fined two companies and a university for violating regulations in foreign currency trading and payments.
30 bln set aside for construction socio economic tasks

$30 bln set aside for construction, socio-economic tasks

The government will earmark almost VND634 trillion ($30 billion) of the 2012 state budget for activities such as construction, debt payment and other socio-economic and national defence tasks.
vietunion pushes for e payment

VietUnion pushes for e-payment

VietUnion Online Services Corporation has officially started deploying bill payment network.
thu thiem it park in the danger zone

Thu Thiem IT park in the danger zone

‘The late payment of land rentals to the Thu Thiem Township Authority was not the case’
asian shares tumble on greece fears

Asian shares tumble on Greece fears

Asian stock markets slumped while the euro dived to a 10-year low against the yen on Monday as concerns grew that Greece would default on its debt repayments.
new law hopes to regulate direct bank wage transfers

New law hopes to regulate direct bank wage transfers

Direct wage payments to employee bank accounts linked to automatic teller machine cards may be written into law, indicated the Department of Labour-Salary under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
japans softbank unloads yahoo shares

Japan's Softbank unloads Yahoo! shares

Japanese telecom giant Softbank on Friday said it was selling the bulk of its holdings in US Internet firm Yahoo! to Citibank in repayment of a 2004 loan.
firms continuing to look the other way

Firms continuing to look the other way

Many firms are still evading social insurance payments.