F&B mainstays taking digital direction

F&B mainstays taking digital direction

Vietnam’s food and beverage sector is increasing cooperation with cashless payment solution providers to offer better customer service and accelerate such payments across the country.
Visa, VNPAY join hands to speed up digital payments in Vietnam

Visa, VNPAY join hands to speed up digital payments in Vietnam

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and VNPAY, Vietnam’s prominent fintech company, inked a strategic partnership to enhance the digital payments experience in Vietnam during a ceremony held in Hanoi on February 23.
Cashless payment for restaurant, catering services on the rise

Cashless payment for restaurant, catering services on the rise

Cashless payment has become more popular in all sectors, including restaurant and catering services, according to Winnie Wong, Mastercard’s Country Manager for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
Project on cashless payment development for 2021-25 approved

Project on cashless payment development for 2021-25 approved

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has signed a decision approving a project on the development of cashless payment in Vietnam in the 2021-25 period.
Grab proposes solutions to accelerate Vietnam's digital economy and e-commerce growth

Grab proposes solutions to accelerate Vietnam's digital economy and e-commerce growth

Nguyen Thai Hai Van, CEO of Grab Vietnam has proposed three solutions to propel digital economy and e-commerce development in Vietnam.
Vietnam faces a possible gap in financial accessibility and awareness

Vietnam faces a possible gap in financial accessibility and awareness

Despite Vietnam's 70 per cent adult population having a bank account, a new global research shows possible gaps in financial accessibility and awareness.
Advancing payments (Infographics)

Advancing payments (Infographics)

Cashless payment options have been gaining traction in the last few years, and a new study from global digital payments leader Visa is now shedding light on such trends in Vietnam and how behaviours have changed during the pandemic.
MB and Military Hospital 175 shakes hand to promote cashless payment

MB and Military Hospital 175 shakes hand to promote cashless payment

Vietnamese lender Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) is actively embracing cashless payment towards a cashless economy as one of its priority strategies.
HCM City’s hospitals switch to cashless payment

HCM City’s hospitals switch to cashless payment

The shift towards electronic payment is now an established trend with half of Ho Chi Minh City’s public hospitals embracing it, health authorities have said.
HCM City seeks faster switch to cashless payment

HCM City seeks faster switch to cashless payment

HCM City is on course to build a smart city, so building a cashless society is among its main goals, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen.
Visa supports “Cashless Day” in joint effort to promote non-cash payments in Vietnam

Visa supports “Cashless Day” in joint effort to promote non-cash payments in Vietnam

Cashless Day, held annually on June 16 by Visa, aims to promote the adoption of non-cash payments to drive Vietnam towards a cashless society.
State Bank sets cashless payments as top priority for 2020

State Bank sets cashless payments as top priority for 2020

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a resolution to boost cashless payments in the country.
South Korean business pours $700 million into POS system of Vietnam

South Korean business pours $700 million into POS system of Vietnam

Around 600,000 point of sales (POS) devices will be deployed in Vietnam by South Korean financial firm Alliex.
Cashless payment remains low in Vietnam

Cashless payment remains low in Vietnam

The ratio of cashless payments in Vietnam remains low at only 11.49 per cent of total means of payment, according to a recent report from the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).